Park Has Flooding Issues

     It's not a bad place to build a park if you don't mind the occasional flooding. Located off Sylvan Avenue on the Elm Fork of the Trinity, west of downtown you'll find Trinity Park. It's built around a small lake named after Dallas real estate mogul Trammell Crow who donated the park's unique marble cow sculptors. The cow art was designed by Harold Clayton in 1985 and from a distance they look real.

    The park also has facilities for football, soccer, hiking, running, boating and fishing.  What's incredibly to me, is whenever the Trinity gets above flood stage the park is submerged under several feet of mud and water. It's happened four times this month alone. When it drys out the city sends crews to clean it up so it can be reopened. It seems like a lot of work and frankly we saw few if anyone enjoying the park when we visited recently.

   I wonder how much time and resources go into maintaining the park and if anyone ever thought this a bad idea?