City Manager Dan Serna’s plans to renovate Lon C. Hill Park almost seems laughable. Lon C. Hilll Park is located in a less attractive part of Harlingen, and traffic mainly consists of the park’s neighbors.
More attention should be focused on Harlingen’s Pendleton Park which is located within 2 miles of Harlingen’s Valley International Airport. Thousands of visitors from all over the state and country pass by Pendleton Park upon their arrival to the city, only to see a WWII memorial that appears to be more like giant piles of manure and an insult to Veterans.
Also, Harlingen is fortunate to have The Arroyo Colorado that runs near the center of the city and next to McKelvey Park.
Any other leader at the local level from up north would have jumped on this “gem” to convert McKelvey Park into a “Riverwalk” type setting similar to the one in San Antonio.
Instead, it’s banks run wild with weeds and brush.
It’s about time local leaders do something meaningful to beautify the City of Harlingen.
Rene Castillo San Antonio
