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Residents urge benches, pavilions and dog parks as survey continues
Summary
During public comment, neighbors praised recent park repairs and urged additional amenities—benches at Fondren Park, more pavilions at McNaughton Park, and a small dog park—while another resident suggested sending park information to new homeowners through utility welcome packets.
Multiple residents used the meeting’s public-comment period to commend recent park upkeep and to press for neighborhood-focused amenities. Steve Matthews, a Ridgeview Drive resident, praised Ridgeview Park’s upkeep and thanked staff for fixing parking problems: "It's a beautiful park now," he said.
Deb Freylich, whose home borders the new Fondren Park, thanked staff for traffic calming and new trash cans and asked for additional small-scale investments to draw neighbors into the green space: "It would be nice to get some park benches," she said, noting residents sometimes feel overlooked. Ray Bridal, a long-term resident, praised repairs at McNaughton Park and recommended adding more covered pavilions and a small dog park on underused land near the facility.
Zee Pressley suggested a targeted outreach idea to improve awareness of park offerings: include park information in the welcome materials or utility notifications new residents receive when they connect water service. Parks staff confirmed a pavilion exists at Freedom Tree Park near the restroom and said they would provide more details to residents who asked.
Board members and staff acknowledged the comments and discussed ways to fold neighborhood priorities into the master-plan process and future park-assessment work.
