Hi Dean Highlanders,
Your neighborhood association board is hard at work and back in the news advocating for a park in the abandoned Hillcrest lot. This time the Waco Tribune-Herald put us on their front page.
If you read through it, you will notice that there is no guarantee of a park, and even if the City puts one in, they might not make it the world-class crown jewel of Waco’s Parks system that the historic site deserves. Which means that we still have a lot of work to do.
Step 1 is helping us take care of the few green spaces that Dean Highland does have: this Saturday (Feb. 28th), from 10am-noon, the neighborhood association will be cleaning Mitchell Park and fellowshipping as we do it. (This is a great opportunity for kids to get some much-needed civic service under their belt!)
Here’s Mitchell Park (3024 Mitchell Ave., Waco, TX 76708) on a map:
Step 2 begins on Sunday (Mar. 1st) at the Hillcrest lot. KWTX 10 News will be there with a camera to talk about the lot and the City’s attempts at purchasing it. Please show up to this event, which begins at 11am. You are invited, and your voice and presence will strengthen our advocacy efforts. Again please come out to the old Hillcrest lot this Sunday (Mar. 1st) beginning at 11am. Here’s the empty lot on a map:
It’s shaping up to be quite the weekend!