The redevelopment of Hensley Field in Dallas is stalled due to a legal dispute with the Navy over environmental cleanup. The city has approved spending up to $850,000 on a lawsuit to force the Navy to clean the contaminated site, which has been a source of contention for years.
The city has approved spending up to $850,000 on a lawsuit to force the military branch to clean the contaminated 738-acre Hensley Field. Redevelopment of the site continues to be delayed two years after officials approved a blueprint for the redevelopment they hoped would transform a long overlooked area of the southern half of the city.
A lawsuit that is still winding its way through court is behind the delay and costing taxpayers more money to pay legal fees to try to get the military branch to clean the site enough to allow residents to safely live there. It’s been seven years since the Navy missed its 2017 deadline to clear Hensley Field of chemical contamination in the soil and groundwater on the 738-acre site that is about 10 miles from Downtown Dallas and borders Mountain Creek Lake. The Navy leased the property from the city from 1949 to 1999 and the cleanup agreement was the result of a 2001 lawsuit the city filed against the federal government, citing the contamination as a breach of contract. The Dallas City Council in 2022 approved an estimated $390 million, 20-year plan to transform Hensley Field into a mixed-use neighborhood that could be home to around 12,000 residents. The plan included new parks, waterfront trails, shops, restaurants, a marina, school and film studio. Dallas is arguing the Navy’s delay on environmental cleanup has put the city’s redevelopment plans in limbo, diminished the site’s market value, and illegally infringed on the city’s property rights. “This has been a long-time discussion and the fact that we got to a point where we developed a master plan is progress,” said Dallas council member Zarin Gracey, who represents the area. “The last update I got was that they’re still going through negotiations on remediation and I’m trying to be patient in terms of what could come. But I’m looking forward to it, we all are.” The City Council on Nov. 13 approved increasing its contract with Washington D.C. law firm, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP to $850,000 to continue pursuing the lawsuit.
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