Fair Park

Fair Park Care? At Last Week’s Fiery Fair Park Panel, Rawlings Evokes Obamacare

By Candy Evans / September 18, 2016 /

While the Dallas City Council — well, at least the three appointed Council members Mayor Rawlings asked to work on it — are busy re-shaping the Fair Park proposal that was presented to the entire Council by Walt Humann on August 29, others are still trying to slow the train. The City Council meets on September…

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Fair Park Foundation Proposal Update: Two New Meetings South of I-30 Two Weeks Before “Vote”

By Candy Evans / September 12, 2016 /

On Thursday evening, Dallas City Councilwoman for District 7, Tiffinni Young, held an evening meeting at Fair Park in the African American Museum to fully inform her constituents about the Humann Plan for Fair park. John Jenkins from the Dallas Park & Recreation Board was there to explain proposal basics, and Walt Humann took the…

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City Hall Fair Park Council Briefing: Rawlings Wants His Legacy, Was the Bidding Process Legal?

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2016 /

That’s why he is pushing this plan so hard, even if it costs taxpayers $7 to $9 million a year. Even if it doesn’t include a park. Even if it is just a camo jobs program that will be shifted to a private foundation where more shenanigans with taxpayer money can be hidden. Even if…

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Behind that Press Release From Preservation Dallas on the Fair Park Briefing

By Candy Evans / August 28, 2016 /

Preservation Dallas sent out a press release tonight that references our Thursday evening panel discussion, the one that “forces” tried to deter. The press release is an inaccurate misrepresentation of that panel discussion. (Press release posted in entirety, see below.) Thankfully, we video-taped and live streamed the whole event, so readers can see and hear…

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Friends of Fair Park Share More Than 240 Pages of Documents Regarding Fair Park Texas Foundation

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber / August 28, 2016 /

The drama, intrigue, calls for transparency and social media campaigns are escalating this weekend. For something I knew very little about until the Candy’sDirt #DecisionFairPark meeting on Thursday, it seems like I’m now becoming a source. As I said in my post about giving Walt Humann a Chance, I hadn’t seen any of the documents…

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