Oak Cliff Community Summit addresses legislative issues

(The Dallas Examiner) – A Community Summit, a community meeting in Oak Cliff where local, state and national legislative concerns were addressed, was hosted by Sen. Royce West, Rep. Rafael Anchia and Sen. Nathan Johnson and moderated by Cassandra Hernandez, candidate for Texas House District 115.The September event began with a discussion on a long-awaited public park project.The Trinity Park Conservancy is managing the plans for a $325 million, 250-acre nature park, which will be named after late Dallas businessman Harold Simmons. With groundbreaking scheduled for Oct. 22, the park will be built along the Trinity River in a space that stretches between the Margaret McDermott Bridge and Ronald Kirk Bridge on the west side of downtown.Related Stories The vision is for the park to be a place where visitors can connect with nature and neighbors can connect with each other. Voters first approved a plan for a park along the Trinity River in 1998. There has also been skepticism about the delay in starting the project, and whether Southern and West Dallas residents will benefit from the park.“Many of you know that there’s always that tale of two cities. There’s still that tale of two cities between the north...