For a very long time, our crime watch has been warning people about the growing level of violent crime on Lowest Greenville Ave, in the area between Belmont and Ross. For over a year, LGNA along with M-Streets, Vickery Place, Hudson Heights, Lowest Greenville West and the Belmont NA have worked with Councilmembers Hunt and Medrano and CPC Commissioner Bill Peterson to create a Planned Development District along Lowest Greenville Ave from Belmont down to Bryan. With support of a couple of the major property owners and several business owners, the City Council officially passed the PD on Wednesday in a unanimous vote. Although there was an organized opposition, they chose not to appear at the council hearing. Continue reading “Lowest Greenville PD Passes, Unanimously!”

The Lowest Greenville Planned Development is an effort to resolve some of the persistent crime problems caused by a small number of bars on Lowest Greenville which have consistently drawn violent crime into the area. The plan is working its way through the City of Dallas zoning process at this time. The message below from Angela Hunt and the six area neighborhood associations describes how you can help us get this proposal passed. There is an organized opposition which wishes to continue business as usual, so your support is needed. Please take a moment to email the CPC with your support of this proposal.

Next week, the City Plan Commission will vote whether to recommend a proposal to require Lower Greenville businesses to get a permit from the city to operate after midnight. This effort enjoys broad, unprecedented support from all surrounding neighborhood associations, major property owners, business owners, the Dallas Police Department, and City Councilmembers Angela Hunt and Pauline Medrano.  Continue reading “Lowest Greenville PD Comes to Vote”

Councilmembers Angela Hunt brought her proposed Lowest Greenville planned development (PD) district to residents of the Lower Greenville area on Thursday, July 29. At the community meeting Angela, along with other city representatives, and area neighborhood associations outlined the strategy for making Lowest Greenville (Belmont to Bryan) more neighborhood friendly by reducing crime in the area. The intent of the strategy is simple – create a PD district running along Greenville Avenue south of Belmont. The PD would require any business operating after a certain hour –midnight, for example – to obtain an SUP (Special Use Permit) from the City in order to remain open.  The board of your Lower Greenville Neighborhood Association unanimously approved the plan and pledged to support the effort. LGNA urges our area’s residents to ask questions and learn more. 

Angela has provided us with an informational flyer, please read on to learn more…. Continue reading “Lowest Greenville Planned Development”