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Neighbors push council to revisit Willow Bend lakeshore parking plan; council agrees to formal review
Summary
Residents of Willow Bend and nearby neighborhoods asked the council to pause a grant-funded plan to pave lakeshore green space for 40 parking spaces, citing safety, access and loss of green space; council agreed to put the matter on a future agenda and to work with staff and P&Z.
Several residents urged the Rockwall City Council on Sept. 15 to reconsider a grant-funded parking-lot plan at Willow Bend, the last open lakeshore in that neighborhood, calling the proposed 40-space, fully lit parking lot a permanent loss of public green space and a safety risk on a single-lane access road.
Kevin Folsom, whose remarks represented multiple neighbors, said the parking proposal would bring additional boat…
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