October Oak Leaflet - Online Now!

The latest issue of The Oak Leaflet is now online!

As always, you may visit our newsletter archive to view or download past issues. 

September's Oak Leaflet

September's issue of The Oak Leaflet is now online!

As always, you may visit our newsletter archive to view or download past issues. 

August's Oak Leaflet is Here!

August's issue of The Oak Leaflet is now online!  Check out pictures of last month's events, upcoming activities, Kathryn's President's message, August's Yard of the Month, committee reports, and more!

As always, you may visit our newsletter archive to view or download past issues.

Join ONA This Tuesday (7/18) at Tributary!

Oakhurst neighbors:

The Tributary Cafe is hosting a private for us event from 6-8 pm this Tuesday, 7/18.

 

They are typically closed on Tuesdays, but they will have the bar open for ONA business.  There will also be yummy appetizers prepared by the chef herself, Oakhurst resident Cindy Wheeler, complements of ONA and The Tributary Cafe.  There will also be other business owners on Race Street joining us.

 

So please stop in or stay a while.  There is no formal presentation...just some good eats and good times! 

It's July, Oakhurst!

Your latest issue of The Oak Leaflet is now available online!

As always, you may visit our Newsletter Archive to view or download past issues.

Your June Oak Leaflet Has Arrived!

Check out this month's issue of The Oak Leaflet online!  Read about ONA's latest national award from Neighborhoods USA, check out June's Yard of the Month, read ONA President Kathryn Omarkhail's latest message, and much more!

As always, you may visit our Newsletter Archive to view or download past issues.

Your Help Needed to Protect Homeowners

An urgent message forwarded by ONA president Kathryn Omarkhail:

United Neighborhoods of Fort Worth   SB1412, SB1787 Still Threats We know we keep asking and we are sorry to do so but TWO BILLS STILL THREATEN SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING STATEWIDE    Please read below the consequences of these two bills.  HB2789 will do away with single family zoning and HB3921 will ruin neighborhoods as well.  And it is our thought that both bills could increase short term rentals because of their ADU's and mini-lots.  Please call your House Representatives today.  And please call your neighbors to do the same.  None of us want these two bills.   HB 3921/SB1787 – The Mini-Lot Bill. The House ran out of time to consider its “mini-lot” bill (HB3921) last Thursday night, so we avoided this bill becoming law subject only to the Governor’s signature.  BUT the Senate has already passed its version, SB1787. The House has until May 23rd to bring Senate bills to the House for a vote. This bill allows developers to build 31 units per acre *by right*. This means developers could build FIVE three-story homes on a 7500 sq ft residential lot without any notice to neighbors.  This would radically increase population density, traffic, and noise.  It would also drive up the value of the underlying land and, in turn, increase the property tax assessments of neighboring homeowners, potentially pricing them out of their homes.    HB 2789/ SB 1412 – the “ADU” Or Second Dwelling on Every Lot Bill The House ran out of time to pass HB2789.  So once again, we avoided this bill being passed into law last Thursday night. BUT the Senate approved a companion bill, SB1412, and it also could be taken up by the House for a vote through May 23. Like SB1787, this bill effectively eliminates single-family zoning with NO notice to current property owners, as you would normally get in a citywide zoning case.  This bill will encourage developers and investors to buy up single-family residential homes, demolish them and build two units in their place. This will effectively eliminate single-family residential zoning and also drive up the property taxes of neighbors.  A 2500 sq ft home could have a 1250 sq ft secondary unit.     And these are not “mother-in-law suites.” The bill does not require that the occupants of the second dwelling have any family relationship with the owner of the primary dwelling, and the owner of the primary unit may not be required by a city to reside there.  Think purely commercial rentals of two homes on every lot instead of only one single-family home. What Should Members of Your Chapter Do?   We are now in the final days of this more than four-month fight to save our neighborhoods.  So, NOW is the time for all chapter members to bear down and continue their calls/emails to attain final success.   Accordingly, Texas Neighborhood Coalition asks that you call, and if that is not possible e-mail, respective representative in the House promptly to urge them to oppose SB1787 and SB1412.  A sample script is below:   I am one of your constituents. I vote in all federal, state, and local elections, including primaries. I am calling to strongly urge my representative to oppose anti-neighborhood bills, SB1787 and SB1412, if they are set for a vote.  These two terrible bills must never become law because they would wreck single-family residential neighborhoods across the state.    If the longstanding single-family zoning safeguards for neighborhoods were ever voided by the state legislature, voters like me would certainly remember who mounted this assault on their neighborhoods on our next trip to the ballot box.   Who represents me? https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home Thank you for your time and continued efforts

May Oak Leaflet Online!

Oakhurst neighbors, this month's issue of The Oak Leaflet is now online.  Read the latest on Riverside development, our new city council district, a message from new ONA president Kathryn Omarkhail, ONA's latest committee reports, the first Yard of the Month for 2023, a new Phantom Foodie find, and more!

As always, you may visit our newsletter archive to view or download past issues.

Your April Oak Leaflet has Arrived

Oakhurst neighbors - check out the latest issue of the Oak Leaflet by clicking this link or the image below.  In it, you'll find an article by Libby Willis on R. Henry King, the man who sold many of the original homes in our neighborhood.  You'll also find a history of the Oakhurst flag pole (on Daisy), info on flag etiquette, a summary of neighborhood participation in the Cowtown Cleanup, Brett's President's message, committee reports, and more!

As always, you may visit our newsletter archive to view or download past issues.

March Oak Leaflet

This month's issue of The Oak Leaflet is now online, and we're excited to share that the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association has been selected as the City of Fort Worth's Neighborhood of the Year!  This is the third time that Oakhurst has received this honor (2006, 2010, and 2022).  Click on the image below to learn more.  You'll also find Brent's President's Message, various committee reports, upcoming activities and events, the latest Phantom Foodie, and more.

As always, you may visit our newsletter archive to view or download past issues.

We want to hear from YOU! Fort Worth Urban Forest Master Plan

The City of Fort Worth is developing an Urban Forest Master Plan, and YOU can participate in a virtual workshop to provide feedback!

RSVP here for the event and save the date: Wednesday, 2/15, 6:00-7:30 pm.

Click on the image below for more details, or visit the project website.

The February Oak Leaflet is Here!

Check out this month's issue of The Oak Leaflet online!  This month's newsletter features a story by Libby Willis on the very first home constructed in Oakhurst.  You'll also find information on the Oak Cluster Garden Club, ONA committee reports, another edition of the Phantom Foodie, and more.

As always, you may visit our Newsletter Archive to view or download past issues.

Happy New Year, Oakhurst!

Welcome to 2023, Oakhurst neighbors!

Our first Oak Leaflet of 2023 is now online, marking 52 years(!) of continuous publication.  In this issue, you'll find information on the Riverside Park public art project, results from the ONA holiday decorating contest, ONA committee reports, a cookie recipe from Phyllis Anglin, the latest Phantom Foodie recommendation, and more.

Also be sure to check out upcoming activities and events for the new year.  And as always, you may visit our newsletter archive to view or download past issues.