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Development

In 2015, the Preston Center Advisory Task Force was established to create a plan that could quell conflict between neighbors and developers. Recently, the Dallas City Council unanimously voted to approve the long-debated Northwest Highway and Preston Road Area Plan. For members of the task force, the meeting marked the end of a contentious two-year project. “It really represents that for the first time in 40 years the neighborhood groups and commercial property owners and Preston Center have been able to agree on anything,” task force member Pete Kline says. The final plan serves as a guideline for future area development, he says. But many aspects of the plan, such as some of the suggested road improvements, are dependent upon whether the city and other government entities will provide funding.

“Nothing in there is going to happen overnight,” Kline says.

“There’s definitely a commitment on the part of transportation officials to mitigate traffic.”

Located at Merit Drive and Churchill Way, Faith Presbyterian’s T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center started seeing patients last month. The 9-acre facility will offer transitional and end-of- life care, as well as an outdoor reflection center, a resource and education center, and a child and family bereavement center. Presbyterian Communities and Services Foundation has raised $42 million of its $43-million goal. Four Dallas families – including Preston Hollow neighbors Ross and Margot Perot — recently donated $2.8 million.

Food News

Eatzi’s Market & Bakery isslatedto open in Preston Royal Village this October. The European-style market offerschef-preparedmeals,artisanbaked goodsandspecialtyitems.Inanews release,Eatzi’sCEOAdamRomocalled theshoppingcentertheperfectfitforthe market’slifestyleconcept.“ThePreston Royalareawasanaturalandstrategic move in our expansion plan,” he said.

Satisfy your sweet tooth at Sugarfina , a candy boutique set to open at NorthPark Center. This is the shop’s first venture into Dallas.

Seafoodloverswillhaveanewdining optionsoonwhen Lovers Seafood and Market opens. The restaurant is the brain child of Lynae Fearing and Tracy Rathbun, the minds behind Shinsei on Inwood Road, and will feature Chef Aaron Staudenmaier, who opened the kitchen at Abacus.Thebusinessistaking overthekitchenat 5200LoversLane,a spaceformerlyoccupiedby Rex’s Seafood . Itisexpectedtoopenthismonth.

AlsoopeningthisMarchis Flower Child , a casual dining spot with a hippie vibe that will be serving up mixand-matchbowlsandwrapsatInwood Village.TheFoxRestaurantConcepts eateryalreadyhaslocationsinArizona andCalifornia.

NEWS & NOTES SCHOOL

The Episcopal School of Dallas hopes to relocate its lower-level campus from the Park Cities to Preston Hollow. Now housed at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, ESD’s Park Cities campus serves students in prekindergarten through fourth-grade. The private schoolfiled a zoning requestto add 7.6 acres to its property at Merrell and Midway roads to construct an additional facility, where middle and upper-level students currently are housed.

Preston Hollow Elementary was one of threeDallas ISD campuses whose water quality testing results showed elevated levels of copper or lead in its drinking fountains.The fountain was then deactivated until it could be replaced over winter break, Dallas ISD trustee Dustin Marshall wrote on Facebook. Some parents were irked that they learned about the elevated levels in a Dallas Morning News article; only after it was published did the schools send a note home to parents. “To me, that’s much more alarming to have three, potentially four, months go by with no knowledge of there being a problem,” Preston Hollow Elementary parent Nicole Foster says. “As a parent, I feel like that’s a DISD fail.”

Park Patrol

Those of us perturbed to see people litter in public or fail to clean up after their dogs in public parks might see some relief this year. The City of Dallas has reinstated its Park Rangers program, assigning six staff members to patrol its parks for added safety and to better enforce city laws. The rangers would be certified in CPR and other life-saving skills in case they need to assist the public in a medical emergency, but largely they would be charged with enforcing the often-unenforced rules of the city, like public alcohol consumption, ensuring special events in the parks follow city code and the newly passed ban on smoking, which goes into effect March 1. Most major cities in Texas have park rangers on staff — Austin has 24, while Houston has 37. The Park and Recreation Department hope to find the funds needed to eventually add 10 bicycle patrol rangers as well as a citizen park patrol.