HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.11.18 Travis Trussell Ribbon Cutting
City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
October 15, 2018
City of Plainview Ribbon Cutting for Travis
Trussell Pond Scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 18th
The City of Plainview invites the community to a ribbon cutting
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at the Travis Trussell Pond on Thursday, October 18 at 11:00
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a.m. The pond is located at 10 and Ennis Street.
Plainview was awarded a $250,949 grant from Texas Parks &
Wildlife in March 2016 to develop Travis Trussell Pond Park. The Pond was a focus
project in the 2013 Comprehensive Plan that recommended enhancements to the park.
Some enhancements include two wildlife viewing areas on the north and south end of
the pond with benches and interpretive signs to educate enthusiasts about the types of
waterfowl seen at the pond as well as their migratory habits. There is also a walking trail
around the duck pond with ornamental lighting, off street parking on the northwest
corner, a pavilion with electricity, lights and benches and a portion accessible for
citizens to walk up to the water’s edge.
“This is truly a collaborative effort,” says Mayor Wendell Dunlap. “It began with the
comprehensive plan, then receiving the grant followed by donations from organizations
and citizens and completed by City staff handling a majority of the project. We are proud
to offer a great place for the citizens of Plainview and invite you to celebrate with us.”
Donors include Pavilion – James & Eva Mayer Foundation, Wildlife Viewing Sites –
Lion’s Club and Rotary Club, Benches – Memory of Maurice & Loretta Hastey and
Memory of Marion and Fred Garrison. Tree Club donors include Wendell & Beverly
Dunlap, Dale & Janice Payne, First Assembly of God , YMCA, Keep Plainview Beautiful,
Trasher, Robert’s Tree House, Bert & Beverly Wall, The Community Foundation of West
Texas, Xcel Energy and David Wilder. Other donors include those who purchased
bricks which are installed on the north side of the pavilion and the Parks Advisory Board
for its contributions to the project.
The grant was part of $10.4 million Parks and Wildlife awarded to 39 community parks
throughout the state. Plainview’s funding is through a Non-Urban Outdoor Recreation
Grant. Parks and Wildlife awarded those grants to 20 towns with populations of less
than 500,000. Gruver is the other Panhandle-South Plains town that received a Non-
Urban Outdoor Recreation Grant this year.
Money for the Local Park Grants Program comes from a portion of the sporting goods
sales tax through the Texas Recreation and Parks Account and the Texas Large County
and Municipality Recreation and Parks Account. Additional money comes from the
federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. Congress appropriates program funding
each year. TPWD is the pass-through agency for local governments in Texas.
The pond is named after a retired automotive mechanic, Travis Trussell, who spent long
hours, over a more than 20-year period, feeding and watching over the waterfowl that
visited the playa lake divided by 10th and Ennis streets. The water basin was
significantly deepened when a large amount of dirt was excavated for the construction
of two churches and a small shopping center in the area. As a catch basin for water
runoff, the pond soon became a popular stopover on the central flyway for waterfowl.
For more information, contact Tim Crosswhite at 296.1150.
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