The Pedro "Pete" Benavides Park began with two baseball fields, a soccer field and picnic pavilion. Since then the county has added a full-covered basketball court, walking and mountain bike trails, a splash pad, playground, exercise and volleyball courts, and picnic pavilions.
On Monday, an $183,000 addition now includes pickelball as an amenity.
On Dec. 22, the park hosted the first of what will be an annual mountain bike race, Cameron County_Pct. 1 Commissioner Benavides said, adding that the event drew 63 competitors from across the Valley and even the Mexican cities of Camargo and Reynosa. More improvements to the park are coming, including another playground a “pump track” – like a skate park but for bikes, she said.
J.R. Raschilla, PB drill instructor for RGV Pickleball, led officials and others in attendance to an adjacent court to explain the rules of the game. Players then offered a demonstration.
Benavides said her husband would be proud to see how far project he initiated has come, and welcomed everyone to take advantage of it.
“I try and bring something new every so often when we have money,” she said.
County Parks Director Joe Vega, taking a turn at the microphone during the ceremony, described it as “an exciting day for Cameron County parks,” adding that $25 million in improvements to county parks, including Benavides, will begin in the new year.
“We’re fixing to start getting busy here,” he said.
Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño noted that he was mayor of Brownsville when Benavides Park opened, and expressed amazement at what Benavides and the county have done with it over nearly 20 years.
Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño noted that he was mayor of Brownsville when Benavides Park opened, and expressed amazement at what Benavides and the county have done with it over nearly 20 years.
“Really this is a state-of-the-art facility,” he said. “But it would not have been realized without Sofia’s commitment and leadership.”
34 comments:
Viva México, carajo!!
Viva Latinoamérica
OK, but not quite a "benefit" for everybody. A park? Eh.
There are a million stories in the naked Brownsville city. Let's publish them.
Just a horrible location
I mean great for a hookup
No one ever there
Parte de mi infancia y adolescencia la viví en este pueblo miserable y frio. Nunca regresare.
Not exactly high on area priority needs, but................
BPD Chief Felix "el mesero" Sauceda is an idiot! He hosted a "Chief's Marathon" but yet, he's too fat to run himself!!
At 73 I'm no longer concerned with what others think. I wish I had realized this when I was young. I'm still trying to get rid of things I don't need but once thought I couldn't live without.
Time for yourself and good friends are all that really matter.
Finally, live in the moment don't worry about the future and, above all, take care of your health, it's all you really have.
Isn't that where they killed that poor girl Galvan?
of course. Credit to the politician. ja ja ja
Cultural Hegemony is the idea that the dominant ideology of society - the beliefs, explanations, perceptions, values, and morals-reflects that of the ruling class. The dominant ideology justifies the social, political, and economic status quo as natural, inevitable, perpetual and beneficial for everyone, rather than as artificial social constructs that benefit only the ruling class.
Montoya, I heard you are the Tammy Wynette of Brownsville. Ha ha aha ha ha ha
If you're not willing to work for it - don't complain if you do not have it.
How many people use the park on a daily basis?
Is the growth of park amenities to glorify Pete by his widow, the county commissioner?
Do some journalism, Montoya!
Good advice. So so true. Its all about material things now!
Parks are great, but this project was not for the working man.
Callate pinche muerto de hambre! Por eso estas aqui porque no tienes ni que tragar en tu pinche pais.
y tu mama la piruja de la catorce hahahahaaaaa
y tu mama es Donatella Versace de los callejones
Por que se que te vas y te vas y no te has ido.
Ya largate ni quien te quiera
Yes, andaba en el hook up
She was supposed to just finish off his term when he passed and seems like decades later, she’s still sucking on the tit. It’s got its perks huh? Gloria. Should have term limits on these commissioners.
There's more people at tye 511 soccer fields on a daily basis
Puro riff raff ahi
all toilets are parks or parks are toilets???
Ese panson ya ni la chinga!
So what are you doing here receiving social benefits?
Is the Benavides family going to fund this project? The cost of building parks and maintaining them is costly. We need our streets and drainage issues repaired. Democrats continuing to glorify themselves and forget the needs of the local population.
racist republicans are NOT the majority here and your statements verify that no racist republican will ever be a majority here in south texas FACT!!!
don't like it vallese pinche lambiscon
I totally agree that republicans will never be a majority in South Texas because South Texas has the majority of stupid people too dependent on social services.
Ese arroz ya se cosio
Chale con el parke Sofia!
What else have you done ?
That's why you live here MAMON!!!
GIMMIE GIMMIE programs were first started to feed los hillbillies racist republicans.
Orgullosamente con el parque donde todos los vecinos lo disfrutan. Gracias por pensar en nuestra cominidad que es la mas pobre.
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