City hall
City Manager Mary Suhm’s recommendations for a $600 million bond package include constructing 47 miles of bike lanes. Suhm also recommends upgrading six miles of roadway to make “complete streets” to serve pedestrians, cyclists and motorists equally. Almost $334 million of the package would be spent on flood control improvements, most of that in the Baylor hospital area, which is plagued with flooding problems. About $55 million would go to economic development. City council is expected to vote on the bond package in August. If approved, Dallas residents would vote on the bond package in November’s general election.
Community
White Rock Paddle is open now through October, offering paddling lessons on the lake. Rentals of single and tandem kayaks run $15 an hour or $55-$65 a day. For information, visit whiterockpaddle.com.
People
Ally Collier, a Lake Highlands High School alumna, was featured in Style Archive online magazine in May, described as “the perfect mix of Kate-Bosworth-hip meets old-school-Lynn-Wyatt-chic.” Collier is a University of Oklahoma graduate working at Verdura, a jewelry boutique in New York City.
Lake Highlands resident Scott Dahlberg recently joined the staff at Preservation Tree Services, a professional tree care company serving the Dallas-Forth Worth area for the past 17 years. Dahlberg graduated from Southern Methodist University and is a certified arborist. He spent eight years in Vail, Colo., managing a resort before returning to Dallas.
Schools
Adam Meierhofer replaced Luke Davis in May on the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees, representing Lake Highlands. After 12 years of serving on the board, Davis decided not to run for re-election this year, and Meierhofer ran unopposed. The new board has elected this year’s officers: Kim Quirk, president; Karen Holburn, vice president; Kris Oliver, secretary; Kim Caston, treasurer; and Lanet Greenhaw, Texas Association of School Boards delegate.
