City Announces Groundbreaking for New Singing Hills Recreation Center and Camp Wisdom Rail Station

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                                                                        Parks and Recreation

 

City Announces Groundbreaking for New Singing Hills Recreation Center and Camp Wisdom Rail Station

 

(Dallas) – The City of Dallas Park and Recreation Board and Department announce a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at the site where the city will build the new Singing Hills Recreation Center on Patrol Way between E. Camp Wisdom Road and Crouch Road in Southeast Oak Cliff. 

 

Built in 1973, the existing recreation center will be replaced with a state-of-the-art 20,000-square foot facility that will be located adjacent to a new DART rail station on Patrol Way, which is north of E. Camp Wisdom Road. 

 

The last completely new recreation center built by the City of Dallas is Park in the Woods, which was constructed in 2004.

 

Willis C. Winters, Director of the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, said, “The design and amenities of this new facility are outstanding. The building will reflect the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape and will offer the Singing Hills community a comprehensive array of recreation and fitness opportunities.” 

The project came out of the vision and planning of the Park and Recreation Department, Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins, Gail Terrell, Vice President of the Dallas Park and Recreation Board, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

 

“We are thrilled,” said Mayor Pro Tem Atkins, “that this project is about to get under way. It shows what concentrated cooperation and collaboration can achieve. The groundbreaking of the new center begins the fulfillment of a dream for so many of us for this community.” 

 

The new Singing Hills Recreation Center will have a connecting outdoor plaza between it and the new DART station. The plaza will be used for concerts, activities, movie nights and other special events. 

 

Gail Terrell, Vice President of the Dallas Park and Recreation Board and District 8 Representative said, “This is the beginning of a new vision for Southeast Oak Cliff. A vision of quality jobs, transportation and a recreation facility close to home.”

 

The public is invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be at the current Singing Hills Recreation Center located at 1909 Crouch Road, Dallas, Texas  75241.