The upcoming bond campaign is very beneficial for East Dallas!
The 1998 bond package will provide significant benefits citywide and in East Dallas. A tax increase is not needed to support the new bonds. The Trinity River portion of the package will entitle the City to receive more than $1.2 billion in federal funds. The Trinity River proposition also means that, at long last, the City will prepare 49 percent of its land mass for economic development. This development may mean a bigger tax base for the entire City to share.
Listed below is just a small portion of the specific benefits for East Dallas neighborhoods.
Some of the major intersection improvements include: Collett-Gaston; Ferguson-Oates; Haskell-Worth; Gaston-Munger; Gaston-Hall; Eastridge-Skillman; and Forest-Greenville.
More than 452 miles of streets across the City will be resurfaced. Some of the streets include: Hall Street -Gaston to Worth; CBD-Fair Park Link (Gaston to Hall Street); Hatcher Ave. (Dolphin Road) – Haskell to Spring; Samuell Boulevard – IH 30 to City limits; Ferguson-Kingswood to Sidwin; Hunnicut-Highland to Concrete@Woodhue; Highland Road-Ferguson Road to Jim Miller; Buckner Boulevard-Peavy Road to Vinewood; Jupiter Road-Garland Road to Centerville; Skillman-UP RR to Lovers Lane; Anita-Ellsworth to McMillan; Baronne Circle-Northwest Highway to Solta.
Some others are: Crest Ridge-Materhorn to Motley; Delford Circle-Barnes Bridge to Cotillion; Delrose-Westshore to Wabash; Eaton-Lippit to Garland; Estacado-Peavy to Crestridge; Ferguson-Gus Thomason to Cassandra Way; Fisher Road-Skillman to Abrams; Garland-Buckner to San Rafael; Lippitt-Yeager to Gaston Parkway; Longview-Glencoe to Greenville; Mockingbird-McMillan to Abrams; Northlake-Peavy to Northcliff; Province-Telerson to Shiloh.
Some of the East Dallas park improvements include: White Rock Lake Park; Buckner Park (recreation center development); recreation center feasibility study in East Dallas; St. Francis (site development); Dreyfus Club renovation; Winfrey Point; Glencoe Park (athletic field improvements); Lake Highlands Park (athletic fields improvements); Audelia Park; Flagpole Hill; White Rock Trail (Greenville/Royal Crossing); Samuell Grand Park; Dallas Arboretum; Dallas Horticultural Center; Dallas Nature Center; Dallas Zoo; Fair Park; Katy Trail (improvements); and Old City Park.
Additionally, East Dallas will benefit from improvements to several smaller athletic fields and 16 playgrounds.
The major flooding problems of May 5, 1995 indicated just how dangerous heavy thunderstorms can be. As a result of these problems, the following areas are slated for flood control improvements: Mill Creek, Rush Creek, and White Rock Creek at Greenville Avenue.
The Audelia Branch Library is part of a $10.5 million library improvement plan. Numerous signals and flashing lights are included as part of a public safety proposition. A new police headquarters building is included.
The Performing Arts Center and the Children’s Theatre will benefit from the cultural arts package. After 37 years, the animal shelter will get a new home. Residents in the Shiloh Road area will get a new fire station.
Please call any of the East Dallas city council representatives if you have questions. Thanks!
City Councilman Mary Poss represents District 9, which includes our neighborhood. To reach her, call 214-670-4069, FAX to 214-670-349, or e-mail to mary@dallastex.com.
