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letter to Councilman Allen, the homeowners requested that
"the city make its determination as to whether it will or
will not condemn the remaining properties in this area and
communicate this information to the property owners at the
earliest possible date.,,34 Furthermore, the letter urged
that if the city decided to continue with condemnation pro-
ceedings, "the city should re-evaluate its purchasing
policies in an attempt to arrive at a fair market value
of the property which is acceptable to all concerned."35
The letter reiterated the position of the Fair Park Block
Partnership:
We do not believe that the city has taken
into consideration the highest and best pos-
sible use of this property, including re-
zoning, the location of the property in
relation to Fair Park, the downtown area and
major freeways, the availability of railway
spurs from existing railway lines and sales
of comparable properties within the same
radius of the downtown area, as well as
other factors which would establish a
realihic fair market value for the prop-
erty.
While awaiting an answer to their letter, the home-
owners continued to keep the attention of the media by
inviting prospective candidates for the April 1, 1969, city
34Letter from Harry Montgomery, Jr. and Jerry P.
Jones to City Councilman, George Allen, February 27, 1969,
p. 3.
35Ibid.
36Ibid.
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Davies, Elizabeth Durham. Fair Park Expansion: A Case Study of Political Bias and Protest in Urban Politics, thesis, August 1974; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663026/m1/34/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .