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WHEREAS, there is an opportunity to make available a 400 to 800
acre attractive site along the flood plain of the Trinity River around
and including the site of the Riverside Wastewater Treatment Plant, and
WHEREAS, this Riverside, Wastewater Treatment Plant is scheduled to
be abandoned in 1978 or early 1979, and
WHEREAS, the Sector Plans and Trinity River Master Plan recommend
a large "Gateway Park" in this approximate location, and
WHEREAS, the Park and Recreation Advisory Board and the Streams
and Valleys Committee have unanimously endorsed the development of a
Gateway State Park at this site, and
WHEREAS, the park site is strategically located in respect to the
regional population, with 2.3 million people (or 20% of the state's total
population) residing less than 60 minutes from the park site, and
WHEREAS, there is a 4.5 mile stretch of Clear Fork Trinity River
located 12 miles southwest of the Gateway site which also possesses
unique natural beauty, and
WHEREAS, this area which is now enjoyed by.many canoeists and
hikers is in danger of being developed for residential lots. NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS,
That, the City Council approves the concept of developing a "Gateway
State Park", and agrees to cooperate with the State in making the site
available.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council endorses preservation
of the 4.5 mile natural stretch of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River
as a park between Pecan Valley Golf Course and existing Loop 820.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and caused the
seal of the City of Fort Worth to be affixed this 16th day of September,
A. D. 1975.
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