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Odessa parks chief Patton shapes city recreation legacy
The Odessa parks director describes a multi decade plan including Lawndale and Juan Alvarez Ramirez Parks, $7 million annual budget, and a 3,000 tree inventory. He recalls threats during Memorial Gardens talks, praises community support, and outlines projects like Jurassic Jungle Sprayground, a dog park, and a youth complex at Sherwood Park. City efforts fund new playgrounds with utility donations totaling $2 million since 2007.
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Jim Parker Park
University Boulevard
YMCA
Ector County
Lawndale Park
North Rainbow Drive
92Nd Street
Juan Alvarez Ramirez
May
Ada Streets
Patton
Bradford
Oak
Red
Live
Chinkapin
Bur
Odessa
Nimitz
Memorial Gardens
Music City Mall
Steve
Long
Utpb Park
Slater Park
37Th Street
Pleasant Avenue
Sherwood Park
49Th Street
Dixie Boulevard
Ular
Ratliff Ranch
McKinney
City Hall
McKinney Park
Santa Claus
Texas
New Mexico