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Advocate urges Fort Worth to prioritize genuine community engagement, cites arts center process
3573383 · February 19, 2025
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Summary
An arts advocate told council that Fort Worth’s public engagement has been insufficient for major projects, citing the community arts center as a failed example and urging the city to make engagement central to decision-making.
Wesley Kirk, speaking on behalf of Support for Orth Art, told the Feb. 18 Fort Worth public comment meeting that the city treats community engagement as a checkbox rather than a meaningful two-way process.
"Community engagement is a 2 way street of benefits," Kirk said, adding that public…
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