City of El Paso Park

An urban city park on Pollard Street east of Dyer Street. The glassy part in the middle is maintained fairly well though I'm sure it's a certain challenge to keep grass going in this arid environment in El Paso. Other parts with rock gardens and trees and shrubs could use some more care. There's a playground area under covering and a swing set right beside it. I can imagine the metal or even plastic parts get pretty hot during hot days of summer even under the cover.There's also a Veterans' Memorial in the middle section of this park providing some seating and well-maintained rock garden area with flag poles. According to the plaque there, it was dedicated in 2005. What attracts me the most to come here on a regular basis is an approximately 1/4 mile paved running/walking track encompassing the entire park. I encounter some regular walkers especially with their pets depending on the time of the day when I come here. The only downside I can think of is the fact most of the pet owners who come here do not pick up after their pets. There are at least three pet bag stations around the track, so I really don't understand why this is happening IMHO. Sometimes the track is littered with feces making walking experience rather unpleasant and somewhat treacherous. To make the matter worse, it's not only the track, but also the lawn area is littered with droppings making dangerous for children to freely run through the grassy area. It is just too bad.