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Officials say the small pond will stay after public feedback favored keeping it, but there is no funding to renovate it with the larger lake project.
El Paso County will keep the small duck pond at Ascarate Park, officials said. The decision follows public feedback in favor of preserving the popular feature.
Officials said funding is still unavailable to renovate the pond as part of the larger lake improvement project.
Written by The Alamo Republican from KTSM’s reporting, using only the facts in it. KTSM’s own headline: “El Paso County to keep Ascarate Park duck pond despite lack of renovation funding”
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