Boy Scout Hill

As PV14 Nears Completion, Thoughts Turn To Preserving Views of White Rock Lake

By Joanna England / May 20, 2014 /

If there’s one thing that the discussion regarding the proposed restaurant at Boy Scout Hill has done it is galvanize a movement to preserve White Rock Lake. I suppose, depending on your viewpoint, this could be both positive and negative, as preservation often means ex-nay on any kind of development (or even re-development, for that…

BREAKING: Burgin and Kopf Have Abandoned Plans For Restaurant on Boy Scout Hill

By Joanna England / April 24, 2014 /

From Sarah Dodd of Dodd Communications, the PR firm hired this week by Burgin and Kopf: Developers Lyle Burgin and Rick Kopf have decided to suspend their efforts to build a restaurant on Boy Scout Hill at White Rock Lake. “We both firmly believe that the concept would be an excellent amenity for all of the…

After Being Shouted Down From The Pews, Burgin and Kopf’s Plan For a Restaurant at Boy Scout Hill Won’t Receive CM Sheffie Kadane’s Support

By Joanna England / April 23, 2014 /

When I arrived at the Boy Scout Hill town hall meeting, there was a line forming out the door from a table handing out green lapel ribbons and thumbs up/down signs for attendees. According to a volunteer named Susan at the table, the ribbons showed support for an unsullied Boy Scout Hill, while the signs…

Tonight’s Town Hall Frames Fight Over Future of Boy Scout Hill

By Joanna England / April 22, 2014 /

As it turns out, I drove by Boy Scout Hill almost every single day and I didn’t even know it. Hailed as “virgin Blackland Prairie” and as a habitat for wildlife surrounding White Rock Lake, this hill is at the southwest corner of Mockingbird and Buckner Boulevard, just before the overpass to Old Lake Highlands…