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OOCCL Quarterly General Membership Meeting

Tonight's Quarterly General Membership meeting for March, will be held at Turner House 401 N. Rosemont 75219.

The meeting is at 7:00PM.

OOCCL settles with DISD - President's Letter - Quarter 1

OOCCL Wins Reprieve for Church! Property for Sale For Six Months

The Old Oak Cliff Conservation League reached a settlement in mediation with DISD on Friday February 12th. The terms of the settlement allow for OOCCL to broker Oak Cliff Christian Church with an agent throughout the summer. If the property does not have a contract pending by mid-August, DISD may demolish the building.

There are many external revenue sources available for a project like this. We are assembling this information and will post it as soon as possible. An historic property developer looked at the church and said as much as 40% of the finish out could come from outside sources.

We are also in contact with a Realtor that handles unusual properties such as this. They are handling an old church that was converted to a residence in Junius Heights. The story was on the front page of the Metro Section of the DMN on Wednesday February 17th. Story here.

When you see past president John McCall Jr., tell him thank you. John took on the establishment all by himself and got further than many would have dreamed. To sit next to John and look across at 8 attorneys for opposing counsel was surreal. John did hours and hours of work for the League on this and he did it all for free. We are in his debt.

Vicki Fitzgerald Fund

Many know that Vicki Fitzgerald was diagnosed with oral cancer in early October of last year. Vicki is doing well. She has had surgery, chemotherapy and is currently doing that in combination with radiation at Methodist Hospital.

Vicki has been an officer with the League for the past two years and has run our home tour off and on for 6. Vicki's husband Richard has done more behind the scenes work for the League than we can type here. Vicki's timeless dedication to the League and the Home Tour is extraordinary.

Vicki and her husband Richard mean the world to the League and we wanted to help. Medical bills and lost work add up even in the best of circumstances. The Fitzgeralds have insurance but 20% of an astronomical figure is still an astronomical figure.

We've set up an account at Bank of Texas on 12th and Zang. Bank of Texas President Danell Lictenwalter has made it easy to give.

Simply stop by the bank or mail a check to:

Bank of Texas
201 W. Twelfth St.
Dallas, Texas 75208

Attn: Danell Lictenwalter

Place Vicki's name in the memo portion of the check make it payable to Bank of Texas and the Fitzgeralds will get it. Thank you.

OOCCL Annual Fall Home Tour Named BEST IN DALLAS!

D-Magazine Home edition has named the OOCCL Annual Fall Home Tour for 2010. Based on our mix of bungalows, mansions and mid-centuries... it's the tour not to miss! Thanks D! Story here.

Dallas Observer's Jim Schutze Sounds Off On Oak Cliff

Sorry, Dallas City Hall, But Oak Cliff Doesn't Need Your Permission to Get Stuff Done

By Jim Schutze in Schutze

Thu., Feb. 18 2010 @ 11:03AM

Courtesy the Oak Cliff Transit Authority

Can't let this pass without pointing something out. Two stunning stories that have come down the pike in the past 24 hours -- the awarding of a major federal grant for trolley in Oak Cliff and the success of preservationists in forcing DISD to back down, at least temporarily, from demolishing an historic Oak Cliff church - are illustrations of a phenomenon I was talking about late last month in a column I wrote about community gardens. In both instances -- the trolley and the church -- a new younger element in Oak Cliff has demonstrated a truly phenomenal capacity for stepping right around the Moribundo Tribe at City Hall to get things done.

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Friends of Oak Cliff Parks Needs You

Friends of Oak Cliff Parks President Barbara Barbee addressed the League on 2/9/2010 about the potential re-allocation of bond funds away from a previously funded restoration project at Kiest Park Memorial Gardens.

Former Councilmembers Dr. Elba Garcia and Ed Oakley allocated $250,000.00 to restore/rebuild the historic WPA pergola at Kiest Park (pictured). Restoration of the pergola would allow for the application process to begin to place Kiest Park Memorial Gardens on the National Register of Historic Landmarks. Historic designation of Kiest Park would be a great honor for the Oak Cliff community and an asset to local residents and property owners. Future federal dollars might also be available after such a designation.