In 1948, Roseland Park was built and opened to the citizens of Baytown. Ever since then, the park was maintained, but once in a while, something new to do arises. Parks and Recreational Department decided to do some alterations to make the park great again. Local citizens were concerned about the park, because of the potential growth that the area has seen over the last couple of years, the Parks and Recreation Department stepped up on ideas that will save the park, and get the local citizens interested in going to the newly redesigned park to exercise, play, or a simple picnic.
We hurricanes like Ike, Alicia, and Harvey; the most catastrophic hurricane that caused more damage was Hurrican Harvey. Harvey devastated Roseland Park. City of Baytown had to bring in heavy equipment to completely repair the park due to he catastrophic damage that Harvey caused. The park was flooded three times, but since Harvey hit, the City of Baytown had to get a FEMA grant because of the damage of Harvey.
Recently on August 22, 2019, the park had a ribbon-cutting of five shade structures that were provided by, Be Well Baytown. See article https://nnbnewstoday.com/ribbon-cutting-ceremony-at-roseland-park-with-video/
On January 08, 2020, Parks and Recreation advisory board met and had a discussion about the new Pavilion. On Thursday, January 09, 2020, the Roseland Park is an agenda item for discussion in the city council meeting. The new pavilion will be safe from the flood waters; "We want to raise the pavillion couple of inches off the ground, said Scott Johnson." The pavilion will be 3100 square feet. The maxiuim amount of people that can fit in a 2100 square feet space is 157 seats.
The city council thought the idea of the pavilion was a good idea. The item on the agenda was not a consent item, but just a discussion item. If the project gets approved, the new pavilion will be located on the southwest corner of the park. Near the splashpad "We're very excited about this," said Scott Johnson, Parks and Recreation Department Director. He added, "we're happy with the layout and the design." $750,000 budgeted is budgeted for the project.
Currently, the park serves within the District 6 of Baytown.
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