Residents Balk At Plans To Turn Former Lockheed Martin Site Into Neighborhood

Arlington TX

13 March, 2022

2:16 PM

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By Sandra Sadek, Fort Worth Report March 13, 2022 A 65-acre site where Lockheed Martin once developed top-secret military planes could be transformed into a sprawling residential neighborhood. Nearby residents are skeptical of those plans, even after the developer adjusted them. "It is what it is," Chapel Creek neighborhood president Gary Hogan said. "People who have lived here long term, they're just afraid that if the developer gets the zoning, and he goes ahead and builds it, we've only got his word." Residents fear high-density development will bring additional pressure on an already strained infrastructure and school system. As west Fort Worth is expected to exponentially grow over the next decade, those same residents say developments are popping up on every street corner. But they would rather see improvements to the infrastructure and amenities already there before adding more housing. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.