A Letter to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram asks a good question about a recent article on parks in Tarrant County.
High-water mark
The Monday front page shows builders working on a "low-water crossing" along Whites Creek in "Haltom City's new park." (See: "Splendor in our backyard is increasingly accessible")
Please help me understand why they would not build a high-water crossing. It seems like that is the more dangerous condition. Just how low is the crossing going to be? And how will they close the crossing when the water gets high?
-- Howard M. Cornell III, Arlington
That's a good question, sir. Especially since just yards away from the park, is where the child drowned in one of the Haltom City floods. We didn't see any mention of that in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram park article.
We did see every city around has their hand out for park grants. Why do we have a feeling the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is involved in them all? The paper didn't mention that either.
The 20-acre site, whose working name is Whites Branch Park, will have a 20-by-30-foot picnic pavilion and separate playground structures for children 5 and younger and for 5- to 12-year-olds, all surrounded by a hike/bike trail system. Perhaps most important, given the North Texas climate, the park will feature the city's biggest splash pad.
The $1.25 million park project will be partly funded by $700,000 in grants from Texas Parks and Wildlife, Henry said. The city is making up the difference.
The city also plans to join the new park to Buffalo Ridge Park by acquiring 120 flood-prone properties. When the project is completed, park visitors will have access to the Buffalo Ridge hike-and-bike trail, eventually linking to a 15-mile trail system through Watauga and Fort Worth.
Wasn't a low water crossing involved in the flood at the other park in Haltom City? Did we learn nothing?
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