The same group accused of misappropriating over $5 million while managing Fair Park is seeking about the same amount from the city of Dallas, according to a legal notice obtained by The Dallas Morning News.
The News recently got its hands on a cache of over 5,000 emails first obtained by Council member Adam Bazaldua through an open records request. Most of the published revelations from the emails have concerned tours of potential replacement sites for Dallas City Hall and AT&T’s expressed concerns about the city’s governance, but one email sheds light on the ongoing dispute over what exactly went wrong in Fair Park.
According to prior reporting, the city received a legal notice from the Oak View Group in December. The Oak View Group was contracted by the nonprofit organization Fair Park First to manage day-to-day operations at Fair Park, which had itself been put in charge of the 277 acres in South Dallas by city officials. Dallas officials terminated contracts with both groups in June of 2025 after a city-led audit revealed that OVG allegedly misused over $5 million in donor funds. Subsequent to the contract’s termination, Dallas Park and Recreation Director John Jenkins said the group was withholding financial records from the city…