From Thursday’s briefing
A cooking school. A film center. A green space larger than Klyde Warren Park on what’s now a parking lot, with a “water fountain tunnel” to match. A playground. Outdoor basketball courts, indoor volleyball courts. A partnership with the Dallas Independent School District. A year-round midway.
In other words: “a world-class park,” which may well be Dallas’ most well-worn catchphrase.
That’s what former Hunt Oil-man Walt Humann says he wants in Fair Park, part of his “vision” for the 277 acres of city property that sit vacant and idle most days of the year. “The park belongs to everyone,” said Humann, when speaking Thursday to the Park and Recreation Board at City Hall.
But right now, Fair Park belongs to the city — and it will stay that way for the foreseeable future.
As recently as a month ago, Humann hoped the City Council would hand over the keys to his proposed nonprofit, the Fair Park Texas Foundation, at its May 25 meeting. He’d been pushing for a ceremonial contract signing on June 6, which marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Texas Centennial Exposition, the world’s fair responsible for the George Dahl-designed buildings that are deteriorating all over the Fair Park grounds.
But that date will come and go without a vote. Mayor Mike Rawlings’ office said Thursday that it’s not likely to reach the horseshoe before summer.
“I am disappointed, but I understand completely where Mike is coming from,” Humann said after his presentation Thursday. … [visit site to read more]
Reposted via City Hall Blog
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