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A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK THAT'S MORE THAN 20 YEARS OLD GETS AN ENTIRELY NEW LOOK.
GALLEGOS PARK IS READY FOR PLAY. GALLEGOS NEIGHBORHOOD PARK IN DOWNTOWN FRISCO AT PECAN AND SECOND STREETS IS THE CITY'S LATEST REINVESTMENT PROJECT. WE REORIENTED THE PARK TO TRY AND MAXIMIZE THE SPACE AND PROVIDE AS MUCH PROGRAMING AS WE COULD.
THIS IS A SMALL PARK. IT'S JUST ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN ACRE.
THERE'S NEW PLAY EQUIPMENT WITH INCORPORATED SHADE STRUCTURES, WORKOUT EQUIPMENT, A BASKETBALL COURT, AND A NEW PAVILION. THERE'S ALSO A PERMANENT CORNHOLE GAME.
YOU JUST NEED YOUR OWN BEANBAGS. THE CITY DEDICATED THE PARK TO GALLEGOS FAMILY NEARLY 22 YEARS AGO.
WE'D LIKE TO GIVE BARBARA AND HER FAMILY A BEAUTIFUL PLAQUE HERE OF GALLEGOS PARK.
WE TRIED TO PRESERVE AS MUCH OF THAT HISTORY AS WE COULD, INCLUDING THE THE DEDICATION PLAQUE, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE MONUMENT SIGN.
THE PARK SIGN ALSO INCLUDES A PIECE OF ART MADE OUT OF MOSAIC TILE FROM THE ORIGINAL PARK.
WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE. TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND PUT SOME MONEY INTO AN EXISTING PARK IS, IS SUPER BENEFICIAL FOR NOT ONLY THE CITY, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PARK AND OTHER PARKS ACROSS THE CITY,
GO TO FRISCO, TEXAS.GOV SLASH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.