Bulldozers are parked and quiet at Mosier Valley Park, where a planned makeover has run headfirst into a land dispute with a family that says part of the construction site is theirs. The work stoppage came just days after crews cleared portions of the property and cut down several mature trees that neighbors describe as historic.
Construction stopped after clearing
On April 3, construction was put on hold after residents objected to crews taking down protected oak trees and clearing a strip of land east of the future parking lot. City officials say they hit pause at the request of some of the Mosier Valley stakeholders so they can double-check maps and legal boundaries before going any further, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Family says parcel sits between annexed lots
That disputed strip is where Jeffrey Pointer says city plans collide with his family history. Pointer, whose family owns neighboring property, says the parcel has been in his family for generations…..