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Neighbors oppose Willow Bend parking plan tied to state grant, ask council for more public input
Summary
Residents near Willow Bend told council they oppose a planned 40-space concrete parking lot for boat trailers and urged the city to use alternate sites and preserve open lakefront green space; councilmembers said the matter will be placed on a future agenda for further review.
Residents of the Willow Bend area pressed the Rockwall City Council during open forum Sept. 15 to reconsider a grant-funded plan that would build roughly 40 trailer parking spaces at the Willow Bend lakefront site, arguing the proposal would replace one of the neighborhood’s last public lakeshore green spaces.
Why it matters: The project is funded in part by a state grant that reportedly requires the park to remain open 24/7, 365 days a year if the money is accepted. Neighbors said that condition made the proposed plan irreversible and would increase traffic on a single-lane neighborhood road they call unsafe for pedestrians and…
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