NO MEANS NO

“The only real downside is disruption of habitat. Very important indeed. Why don’t they dry run with permitting 5 food trucks, 9-5, weekends only, to sit in the area and test interest/smell/traffic/disruption etc.? (No, I don’t own a food truck!) Use it as an impact study.”

“You don’t need a study to know how it will impact the ecology. Leave the only natural beauty in Dallas alone! There are plenty of other places for your needless restaurant. Maybe you should tear down another historic building but leave the lake alone.”

—Sue Miller

“I’m confused by the outrage over the destruction of nature. Isn’t this a man-made lake?”

—Jay Cutcher

“What White Rock Lake is to the community today is the result of its own natural development and years of decision-making in response to that development. It has become and is most desired as a natural area, an oasis from the urbanization that extends for miles in every direction. Despite the fact that it once had party boats, concession stands and water skiing, it makes no more sense to refer back to that former usage than it does to start drinking the water again.”

—Norman Alston

Lili Ornelas office: 214-808-0242 lili.ornelas@cbdfw.com

Local runners and cyclists offer a sampling of the most irritating people on the trails: the person who lets his yap dog walk on a full extension of the leash, stretched across the entire trail, especially when this happens at dawn and I can’t see the dog and I trip on the leash and it’s my fault.

—Luke Bateman

people walking, running, or on bikes who don’t look over their shoulder to see what’s behind them before passing another walker, runner, or bicyclist. If they’re wearing headphones when they do it, double demerits.

—Darryl Dickson-Carr

children on bikes, etc. It has become everyone’s responsibility to watch because parents are oblivious.

—Dawn Hosking

the guy on the bike that doesn’t say ”on your left” but comes so close you sort-a brush elbows. Hmm passive aggressive.

—Susan Joiner

people who blow snot rockets without a courtesy look behind them.

—Paul Agruso