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Commentary4A | JUNE 21, 2013 OAKCLIFFPEOPLE.COM

Re-engaging,not retiring.

Look for it every month in People Newspapers

When the newCity Councilconvenes next

Wednesday, Delia Jassowill not have a seat at thehorseshoe for the first timein four years.

Just in case youve beenliving under a rock, a redis-tricting map that was sup-posed to increase the num-ber of Hispanic councilmembers actually did theopposite.

Jasso, who has repre-

sented District 1 since2009, and Scott Griggs,who was elected fromDistrict 3 in 2011, wereforced to run against eachother, and Griggs pre-vailed, thanks in large partto the disproportionateturnout among the mostly

white voters of KesslerPark, Stevens Park Estates,and Winnetka Heights.

Were going to miss

Delia. Even when some-thing we published upsether, she was still warmand friendly after she hadtime to calm down. Shewas always accessible andeasy to talk to, a quality notcommon among electedofficials.

Sure, shes been accusedof flip-flopping on issuessuch as the aforemen-tioned map or the Griggs-driven resolution in sup-port of same-sex marriage.But there were plenty ofways Delia showed con-sistency. For example, sheconsistently greeted me asDon. Oddly, she alwaysthought photographerChris McGathey, whosalso bald with a goatee,was named Dan.

All ribbing aside, Deliadid a lot of good for NorthOak Cliff during her timeon the council, as evi-denced by the photos onthis page. And since a pic-tures worth a thousandwords, Ill shut up now.

See you around, Darla.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

icture This: City Council Without Delia Jasso

DAN KOLLER

[email protected]

STAFF PHOTO: CHRISTINA BARANY

SEPT. 20, 2010: Shoveling ceremonial dirt at the new Glorias Restaurant


JUNE 1, 2010: Playing along with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and her husband, Juan, during a concert at Kidd Springs Park


MARCH 9, 2010: High-fiving Clarissa Hernandez, 5, during a promotion or a new grocery store

STAFF PHOTO: CHRIS MCGATHEY

FEB. 4, 2011: Popping up in Rick Timmons mural o Oak Clif icons (to the right o the Sunset musician)

STAFF PHOTO: CHRIS MCGATHEY

JULY 31, 2010: Sprucing up Jeferson Boulevard

STAFF PHOTO: ALANA HARRISON

JUNE 3, 2011: Incognito at a Chamber gala


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News6A | JUNE 21, 2013 OAKCLIFFPEOPLE.COM

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him to call Veaseys officeand schedule a meeting;

as of Wednesday, no such

event had been set up.

The congressman ishappy to meet with who-

ever wants to meet, district

director Anne Hagan said.

Ac co rd in g to Ra nd al l

White spokesman for

We st D al l as P r o pe r t y

Partners, which owns the

land notice was provided

to more than 70 Dallas

West Trailer Park residents

on June 11, and more than

half the tenants attended an

informational meeting that

same day. Fliers were dis-

tributed with information

regarding nearby trailer

parks, moving companies,and organizations that have

agreed to help the resi-

dents, such as Dallas Area

Habitat for Humanity.

White, who is also chair-

man of the West Dallas

Chamber of Commerce,

said in a statement that

the owners of the park

are committed to helping

park tenants connect with

resources that will create as

smooth a transition as pos-

sible.

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THIS WEEKS NOTABLE CRIMES

1.Aft er 8:3 0 p.m. onJune 11, a burglar

broke into a storage shedin the 300 block of NorthRosemont Avenue an dstole two Orbea bicycleswith a combined valueof $10,000, $5,000 worthof carpenter tools, fourcases of craft beer with acombined value of $250,and $200 worth of mis-cellaneous food and meat.

2.Between 2:57 and3:10 p.m. on June

11, a burglar broke into ahouse in the 100 block ofNorth Hampton Road andstole a $1,000 Gatewaydesktop computer sys-tem, a $500 40-inch flat-screen TV, a $200 PlayStation 3, a $150 Wii gamesystem, a $100 iPod, anda $100 Apple Air PortExpress wireless router.

3.At 7: 24 a.m. onJune 16, a miscre-

ant entered an unlockedgarage apartment in the500 block of West SeventhStreet. The resident triedto trap him inside, butthe miscreant fled beforepolice arrived.

4.Between 5 p.m. onJune 13 and 8 a.m.

on June 14, a burglar stolea gray 1998 Honda Civic

valu ed at $2, 500 from

the 600 block of StevensVillage Drive. The vehiclewas recovered about amile away, but an ampli-fier and two Pioneerspeakers valued at $50apiece were missing.

5.Between 8:45 a.m.and 12:15 p.m. on

June 14, a burglar brokeinto a black 2008 Chevypickup at Stevens ParkGolf Course and stole a$40 backpack containing

an $800 Toshiba laptop, a$300 pair of prescription

glasses, a $100 Blackberryphone, and a set of per-sonal checks.

6.Between 5 p.m.on June 10 and 8

p.m. on June 11, a bur-glar broke into a storageshed in the 200 block ofNorth Montclair Avenueand stole two nail gunswith a combined valueof $300, a $250 Troy-Bilt

power washer, a couple ofcar jacks valued at $100apiece, an $80 air com-pressor, a $70 Ryobi palmsander, and a $40 Ryobiangle grinder.

7.Between 8 p.m. onJune 15 and 7:40

p.m. on June 16, a thiefscaled the back fence of ahouse in the 1500 block ofWest Jefferson Boulevard

before breaking into twostorage sheds and stealing

a $300 edger, two bicycleswith a combined value of$260, and a $60 Black &Decker circular saw.

8.At 5:30 p. m. onJune 13, a thief

entered a black 2007 Jeepin the 1400 block of WestDavis Street and stole a$35 purse containing a$40 wallet, $100 cash, adrivers license, a SocialSecurity card, and a creditcard.

9.Between 10 a.m.on June 11 and 5

p.m. on June 12, a thiefstole the front licenseplate from a black 2008Ford SUV in a drivewayin the 2000 block of WestColorado Boulevard.

10.Between 10:20a.m. and 9:50

p.m. on June 12, a miscre-ant broke a $30 lock on ashed in the 200 block of

North Rosemont Avenue. Michelle Saunders

SKULDUGGERYOf The Week

COLD CASEBetween 6:30 and 9 a.m. on

June 12, a burglar broke into abackyard in the 400 block ofNorth Windomere Avenue,

causing $2,500 worth of damage,before stealing a freezer and anair-conditioning unit valued at

$100 apiece.

Stundins made thatstatement during the June6 meeting of the districtsboard of directors, whenone of the first items on theagenda involved extend-ing several deadlines forRick Garzas Davis Street

Market project. The itemsaid nothing about whenGarza could expect toreceive any funds.

Nonetheless, McDonaldand his attorney, MyronDornic, pressured theboard to insert an amend-ment st ipulating thatGarza would not get anymoney until after Stratfordgot paid.

Weve had some discus-sions with staff lately, andtheres some confusion

about the priority of theIncap master agreement,Dornic said, so as part ofthis item, I would appre-ciate it if the board would

clarify that this item ispaid after the Incap masteragreement is paid.

Ed Oakley, chairman ofthe TIF board, triedto explain that no onehas ever suggestedthat any developerwould receive fundsfrom the district

before Stratford. Theformer city council-

man also pointed outthat an amendment to thedistricts increment allo-cation policy i.e. therules for doling out money was coming up later onthe agenda.

But Dornic would havenone of it.

Id like it to be part ofthis [Davis Street Market]motion, because I thinkwhen this item originallywent through, there wassome confusing language

in the [City Council] mate-rials, Dornic said. Whenit goes through again, Iwant it to be very clear inthe council materials that

the Incap agreement haspriority.

At times, the conversa-tion was almost like Abbott

a n d C o s t e l l o sWhos on First?routine. Board mem-

be r Ka th y He wi ttasked, Where inh e r e d o e s i t say that hell be in fronto f yo u ? Do r n ic

replied, It doesntsay that in here, and thatswhy I want it to say that.Then, after a brief pause,during which Dornic pre-sumably replayed thewords he had just uttered,he added, I want it to saythat the Incap agreementwill be first.

If your heads not spin-ning yet, just wait. Garzahad no problem with therequest from McDonaldand Dornic; he said as

much through consultantLauren Montgomery, whoused the word we whenreferring to Davis StreetMarket. So when the board

finally conceded the pointand voted to add the Incapamendment to Garzasextension, he left the room.

Thats when Montgo-mery who was the plan-ning director for IncapFund before launchingher consulting business gathered her things,crossed the room, and tooka seat next to McDonald,

where she remained forthe rest of the meeting.

McDonald and Dornic,with support from Mont-gomery, eventually con-

vinced the board to delaya vote on the incrementallocation policy. That

vo te wi ll ha pp en af te rDornic works with citystaff on a draft more suit-able to Stratford, which isdeveloping The Canyon inOak Cliff, also known asSubdistrict A of the Davis

Garden TIF District.

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LEGEND TIF Subdistrict A TIF Subdistrict B

STAFF ILLUSTRATION: RICK LOPEZWere republishing this map o the Davis Garden TIF District because, really, how could we ever find the words to describe its borders?

McDonaldContinued from Page 1A

LAUREN

MONTGOMERY

ProtestContinued from Page 1A

HollidayContinued from Page 1A

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