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Harlingen commissioners pick Harlingen Soccer Complex and Hugh Ramsay as grant priorities; staff to evaluate community center option

City of Harlingen City Commission · May 7, 2026
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Summary

After extended discussion, the commission directed staff to prioritize the Harlingen Soccer Complex for an outdoor non‑urban Texas Parks and Wildlife grant and to pursue Hugh Ramsay as the city’s indoor recreation priority, while staff will study a broader community‑center block application.

Commissioners spent an extended portion of the meeting hashing out which park and recreation projects to submit to the Texas Parks and Wildlife grant programs, ultimately signaling two clear priorities and instructing staff to complete due diligence on a potential community‑center block application.

Staff told the commission that three projects were viable for current grant opportunities: the Harlingen Soccer Complex, the Tom Wilson Sports Complex and a combined Centennial/Gutierrez Park…

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