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Council approves $870,000 purchase of property adjacent to John Barnard Park

Dallas City Council · September 16, 2025
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Summary

The council unanimously authorized purchase of nearly 5 acres at 645 SE Furrilla Road for $870,000 using parks system development charge funds; staff said the city may partition and later sell the house parcel to recover part of the cost.

City staff recommended and the council authorized purchase of two adjacent tax lots totaling just under 5 acres at 645 Southeast Furrilla Road, immediately south of the John Barnard Park construction site.

Staff described the property as including a roughly 2,250-square-foot house, two garden sheds and an approximately 1,800-square-foot machine shop. The…

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