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Parks board recommends exploring county‑city partnership for Dolores Martin Park
Summary
The parks board voted to recommend that city council consider a joint development partnership with Brazoria County to develop Dolores Martin Park into a day‑use water‑oriented park, contingent on design, funding and clarified management arrangements.
The parks board voted to forward to city council a recommendation to explore a joint Brazoria County–City of Manvel partnership to develop Dolores Martin Park, a former sand pit being converted into a lake and park area.
Brian Fraser, Brazoria County Parks director, told the board he had walked the site and said it “does have potential,” noting the water body is clear, ecologically healthy and already supports fish and aquatic vegetation. Fraser summarized the principal hurdles as development and access costs and ongoing operations: “The hurdle would be cost. The hurdle would be, the…
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