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Council discussion focuses on Evans Park spray pad location; parks staff and boards favored Evans over Vanston
Summary
Council debate focused on the Mesquite Parks and Recreation Department’s decision to place the next spray pad at Evans Park rather than Vanston Park, which is listed in the parks master plan.
Councilmember Elizabeth Rodriguez Ross pressed staff on the choice of Evans Park for the next spray pad, saying the parks master plan identified Vanston Park as a recommended location and asking why the city did not follow that guidance.
“Why is Evans being our next spray pad location as opposed to what was suggested in our parks master plan, which is at Vanston Park,” Rodriguez Ross said during the meeting.
Elizabeth Harrell of the Parks and Recreation Department told council that the parks master plan mentioned Vanston as one possible site but did not mandate a location. Harrell said parks staff, the…
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