Residents have been fighting to prevent future environmental injustices in the area by transforming the land zoned for industrial use into a thriving...
Floral Farms residents aim to stop future environmental injustice on land zoned for industrial use by turning it into a thriving community park
Residents have been fighting to prevent future environmental injustices in the area by transforming the land zoned for industrial use into a thriving community space and park.Once past the commission, the zoning change will need the Dallas City Council’s support before Floral Farms residents can begin to transform an area marked by neglect.A worker takes a break as a crew begins hauling off the mountain of roofing shingles at Blue Star Recycling off South Central Expressway.
A sign greeting visitors at the park’s entrance will read “Together we can move mountains” to celebrate the collective efforts to reclaim a neighborhood from industrial pollution.Why are residents asking for a zoning change?
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