JUNE 2025
STAY IN THE KNOW IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Updates from your LGNA Board Hi LGNA Members and Neighbors –
It was great to see so many of you at our Annual Meeting May 20 at Pizzeria Testa where we voted in our two newest Board members (see below), and heard updates from our District 14 City Council Representative, Paul Ridley.
We also welcomed many new LGNA members (thanks for your support!). While everyone living within the LGNA boundaries is considered a member, those who make the tax-deductible contribution of just $20 per household per year can vote and serve on the Board. They also fund important services like newsletters, email and software, and our popular Happy Hours. We’d love to have you JOIN TODAY if you haven’t already.
Please read on to learn how to get involved, when more murals are coming to Greenville Avenue and plans for our next It’s Fall Y’all Festival.
Jean McAulay
President, LGNA
president@lgna.net
Residents (of all ages) took a minute out of socializing and enjoying pizza and Happy Hour specials to hear updates from District 14 Council Member Paul Ridley at the annual LGNA meeting at Pizzeria Testa. He shared news about the Forward Dallas land use plan, and the traffic study taking place on Skillman Avenue. You can learn more in the District 14 Bi-Weekly Newsletter.
GET MORE INVOLVED, FEEL MORE CONNECTED Volunteers needed in multiple roles
Our neighborhood runs on VOLUNTEER energy and we need more of it! Here are just some of the ways to get involved:
WELCOME WAGON volunteers welcome newcomers to the neighborhood and gift them with a snazzy LGNA tote bag filled with important info and coupons to local businesses.
IT’S FALL Y’ALL FESTIVAL will be here before we know it (Saturday, October 25, 2025). Want to serve on the Planning Committee?
PHOTOS & CONTENT are needed to help us share important (and sometimes just fun) info about our community on the website, in our newsletter and on social channels. Help gather and create engaging content!
EVENT PLANNING can be anything from starting a book club to organizing a Progressive Dinner. If there’s something you want to try, we’ll help you do it and spread the word.
NEWSLETTER DELIVERY is a great way to get your steps and share hard-copy newsletters (twice a year) and door hangers for special events (three times a year) with fellow neighbors. Choose your street(s)!
BEAUTIFICATION efforts might include organizing residents for trash clean up days, tree planting or whatever else you have in mind.
However you want to get involved, we’ll work with you! Reach out to president@lgna.net and let us know what grabs your interest.
WELCOME NEW LGNA BOARD MEMBERS
SAVITA JOGLEKAR, M.D., originally from the suburbs of Chicago, has lived in Dallas since 2016 and moved to Vickery Boulevard in 2023. She works as a gynecologist and completed her residency at Parkland Hospital. In her free time, Savita enjoys traveling, reading, exploring new restaurants, Formula 1, and pickleball. She and her husband, Praveen, are joyfully anticipating the birth of their first child in July.
RYAN HORMBERG, is the father of two girls ages three and six and works as a designer with Chase. He and his wife, Emily, transplants from New York City, have lived in the neighborhood for about 18 months and are enjoying the parks, White Rock Lake, all of our restaurants within walking distance and being near enough to neighbors to get to know folks. He and his family live on Goodwin.
Beat the heat for FREE thanks to LGNA Saturday July 26 when the pool is reserved by local neighborhoods and you can enjoy FREE bagels from Benny’s Bagels on Skillman.
MORE MURALS ARE COMING! Neighbors strolling Greenville Avenue were out enjoying one of the first murals added to the low seat walls (or pony walls). Eleven of the murals were installed this spring by Chera of Chera Creative in a partnership between LGNA and commercial property owners, Madison Partners and Andres Properties. This fall, the remaining 22 walls will be completed as soon as final funding is secured through commercial property owners, business owners and local residents. To support the LGNA Mural Fund with a tax-deductible donation, please go to our GoFundMe site. THANK YOU to the many local residents and Belmont Addition Conservation District (BACD) that have contributed $2,825 to date.
STRUT YOUR STUFF
Contact president@lgna.net to get a Bullzerk-designed LGNA t-shirt for just $20. NEW OR RENEWING MEMBERS just $15.
WHY JOIN LGNA? We need YOU to make our community stronger and friendlier! All of the work of Lower Greenville Neighborhood Association is completed by volunteers. That includes:
Welcoming new neighbors with a personal visit through our Welcome Wagon
Being your eyes and ears tracking key developments in the City of Dallas
Please JOIN TODAY for just $20 per year for the whole household (only $5 for those over 65). Then you’ll be able to vote in the May elections too.
CRIME WATCH EMAIL LIST
LGNA maintains a Crime Watch email list, which is currently separate from this General Distribution email list. Our Crime Watch sends out a monthly report for the neighborhood containing a log of all reported incidents broken down by Dallas Police reporting area. The report also includes descriptions of specific high impact incidents and occasional tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of crime.
If you would like to join the list, please enter your contact info into the form on our website: https://lgna.net/crime-watch/
The City of Dallas will be holding public meetings on proposed zoning reforms.
Please see the meeting schedule at the bottom of the post.
Background
Many residents may remember that Dallas City Council passed an updated land-use plan back in September 2024 called ForwardDallas 2.0. The plan creates and defines “placetypes,” which dictate the ways that different types of land should be used, and acts as a guiding document for updating Dallas zoning laws. According to the City of Dallas website, “A placetype represents a holistic, larger scale vision for a community or place that incorporates a desired mix of land uses, design, and density.” In all, there are 12 placetypes defining different types of residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and other uses.
There was a lot of debate around the merits of ForwardDallas 2.0 prior to its passage. Kelly Dearmore wrote in the Dallas Observer “Contention over the plan pitted those favoring higher-density housing — meaning apartments — against homeowners in single-family residential areas who fear its effect on their neighborhoods and property values.”
Because the City Council passed ForwardDallas 2.0, the city must now update the zoning laws to conform to the ForwardDallas 2.0 land-use guidance.
Therefore, the City of Dallas Department of Planning & Development will hold public meetings to discuss the proposed zoning reforms.
What will be covered at the meetings? The Dallas Development Code Diagnostic Report will be presented which includes a look at our current development regulations and introduces new concepts to modernize it. You can review the Development Code Diagnostic Report here.
What to expect at the meetings? The same presentation will be presented at each meeting. There will be a 35-minute presentation followed by Q&A.
Meetings are family-friendly. Activity pages will be available for children. Meetings with * denote simultaneous interpretation will be available. Interpretation will be available at all meetings.
Why is this Important? The Dallas Zoning Reform effort is an initiative to modernize the Dallas Development Code. The code was last updated in 1965. Since then, the code has undergone numerous small changes and updates. The result of these changes has left the code in a state that is hard to navigate, unpredictable in its outcomes, and unruly to administer and enforce.
Zoning controls how our city develops by regulating land use, building placement and bulk/size, parking requirements, landscaping standards, sign regulations, and numerous other aspects of the built environment. These rules collectively determine our city can grow and evolve, directly shaping the physical character of our community and impacting everything from housing availability and transportation patterns to economic development and environmental sustainability.
Our friends at Pizzeria Testa have graciously agreed to host LGNA’s upcoming Happy Hour and Annual Meeting. Come mingle with friends & neighbors, nosh on some delicious Neapolitan pizza, and enjoy those low, low happy hour drink prices!
In addition to the happy hour fun, we do have a short agenda.
Vote on nominees to the LGNA Board of Directors
Update on the Lowest Greenville mural project
News from District 14 Council Member Paul Ridley
This event is open to all LGNA residents.
To vote in the election, you must be a current paying member of LGNA. If you are not currently a paying member, we encourage you to click here to join! Current paying members will receive an email with a link to an electronic ballot.
Nominees
Savita Joglekar, originally from the suburbs of Chicago, has lived in Dallas since 2016 and moved to Vickery Boulevard in 2023. She works as a gynecologist and completed her residency at Parkland Hospital. In her free time, Savita enjoys traveling, reading, exploring new restaurants, Formula 1, and pickleball. She and her husband, Praveen, are joyfully anticipating the birth of their first child in July. If elected, this would be her first term of service on the LGNA board.
Ryan Hormberg is the father of two girls ages three and six and works as a designer with Chase. He and his wife, Emily, transplants from New York City, have lived in the neighborhood for about 18 months and are enjoying the parks, White Rock Lake, all of our restaurants within walking distance and being near enough to neighbors to get to know folks. He and his family live on Goodwin. If elected, this would be his first term of service on the LGNA board.
Eva Moore and her husband have called the Lower Greenville neighborhood home since 2010, drawn to its walkability and proximity to White Rock Lake. Since joining the board in 2022, she has led the successful effort to secure 501(c)(3) status for the organization and recently began sharing area news and updates via social media. She values her time on the board, especially the opportunity to give back to the community and connect with fellow members and neighbors. Her interests include local jazz, live theater, and volunteering.
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