Fair Park

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…

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…

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…

What’s Wrong with the City’s Management Contract for Fair Park: Part 4

By Jon Anderson / August 28, 2016 /

 Candysdirt.com is breaking down the most recent Fair Park Management Agreement.  Remember, there is a special City Council meeting on this agreement tomorrow at 1 p.m. Click here, here and here for parts 1, 2, and 3. Part IV subtitle: Are We Giving the Fox the Supra Keys to the Henhouse? To refresh your memory,…

What’s Wrong with the City’s Management Contract for Fair Park: Part 3

By Jon Anderson / August 28, 2016 /

  If you’ve just joined, bless you. I’m dissecting the most recent, slimmed-down contract for the public/private mega buck partnership Dallas is considering to hand over Fair Park. We are publishing this mega post because there is a special City Council briefing Monday at 1:00 pm to dissect. Check out parts 1 and 2 here…