Dallas Park and Recreation Director John Jenkins’ memo comes amid growing pressure to fix Fair Park’s governing structure that left Fair Park First, the park’s ...
Park and Recreation Director John Jenkins said the city will ensure it has the ability to lead negotiations in future contractsPerturbed by the weaknesses in the contracts to operate Fair Park, Dallas Park and Recreation Department Director John Jenkins said Thursday the city will “never again enter into an agreement with this contractual structure because of the flaws that have been revealed,” according to...
This is the first time park staffers have officially indicated latent friction with OVG360, the hospitality and venue management division of the Oak View Group. In his memo, Jenkins said the city has the right to request the removal of the general manager — an OVG360 executive — in what little oversight authority the city currently has.
, an OVG spokesperson said the circumstances of the 2022 audit were “isolated” and “event-specific situations.”
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