Neighborhoods around El Paso get requested upgrades
Residents of twenty El Paso neighborhoods will soon get to see improvements this year.
The Neighborhood Improvement Program allows neighborhood associations recognized by the city to apply for funding that goes toward small-scale renovations.
Neighborhood associations must apply for the funding and then they get to decide where they want to allocate the money.
For this round of money allocation, each district in the city will get $100,000. If a district has money left over, it will rollover to the next round.
Officials said the 2012 Quality of Life Bond included $10 million for physical improvement projects under the NIP.
Starting in 2018, applications will be available every two years with a minimum of $200,000 in grants available for each district until funding is expended.
This year areas like the Coach Jack D. Quarles Park in the El Paso’s upper valley will see grass seeding, irrigation and more trees.
One boy ABC-7 spoke with said he looks forward to playing on grass.
“It’s very important for us as soccer players because it’ll help us train better with less holes and less injuries,” Pierre Filerio said.
Below is a list of all the neighborhoods expected to see some improvements:
District Neighborhood Association Project
1 Mountain Arroyos Sidewalk gaps at Escondido, Robles & Espada
1 Borderland Borderland Park- Trees, bench & trash receptacle)
1 Montoya Heights Ruby Coates Park- Picnic table(s) & trash receptacle(s)
2 Central Summit Filmore Park – Playground canopy
2 Mountain View Mountain View Park – Park lights
3 El Paso Lower Valley Sidewalk Gaps – Balsam & Mimosa
3 Valley View/Crest Hills Sidewalk Gaps – Aztec & Navajo
3 Rosedale Wayne Retention Pond – Rockwall
3 Cielo Vista Edgemere Park – Bench
4 Castner Heights Curb Cut – Rutherford
4 Shearman Park Median Landscaping – Angora Loop
5 Coyote Park Park lights, picnic tables w/ metal canopies & trash receptacles
6 Pueblo Viejo Pueblo Viejo Park – Metal canopies for picnic tables
6 Valle de Las Misiones Socorro Rd. Landscaping – Salamanca & Vallarta
6 Eastside Residential Streetlights – James Grant
7 YTP Shawver Park Benches, trees & trash receptacles
7 Save the Valley 21 Clifford Retention Pond – Rockwall
7 Santa Lucia Speed Indicator Signs – N. Carolina Drive
8 Zach White Jack D. Quarles Park – Grass seeding & irrigation, trees
8 Houston Park Houston Park – Shaded picnic unit, benches and trash receptacles
Neighborhood associations must follow the NIP Guide. Click here for more information.
