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Farmers Branch committee advances Westside Art Trail plan, seeks HOA and developer access for sculpture placements
Summary
The Farmers Branch Arts & Culture Committee heard an update on Phase 1 of the Westside Art Trail, confirmed two sculpture deliveries, and directed staff to pursue rights-of-entry with HOAs and Billingsley property owners to install pads and lighting. Funding is earmarked in the city CIP.
Maria, the committee’s Westside Art Trail presenter, told the Farmers Branch Arts & Culture Committee that Phase 1 of the Westside Art Trail will include multiple 12-foot multiuse "VeloWeb" segments and smaller pedestrian connections and totals roughly 5.5 miles of trail and connector facilities. She said parts of the alignment are in Farmers Branch, parts are in the City of Dallas, and other stretches cross private property or HOA-owned land, which will require rights-of-entry or easement agreements before permanent art or fixtures can be installed.
The committee’s core planning question was site control: whether to place three newly acquired sculptures together at a waterfront location (near a…
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