The 2012 Bond Program — what’s in it for us?

It’s time for neighbors to give feedback on the 2012 bond program to find out what Preston Hollow will get out of it.

Last week, city manager Mary Suhm proposed a $600 million bond package that includes funding for “complete streets” and high-priority, on-street bike lanes in Oak Cliff and West Dallas. The largest chunk of change will go to flood control, then street repairs, and what’s left-over will be for an economic development project in South Dallas. The DMN covered the details on its City Hall blog last week.

Street repairs do include about $12 million in funding for alley reconstruction, which is definitely needed up here since so many of our homes have rear-entry garages.

There’s just one town-hall meeting scheduled in our neighborhood this time around. It combines both District 11 and 13 at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 18 at Hillcrest High School. Council members Linda Koop and Ann Margolin are expected to attend.