RE: BELMONT DALLAS

More like “Keep Oak Cliff Small-town.” That’s a lot of the area’s charm: historic homes, Jefferson Boulevard, the Bishop Arts District. All parts of Oak Cliff that are free of big-business mentality (not that there’s anything wrong with that). Many of the new developments — the Belmont, Kessler Woods, the Lake Cliff Tower — are sensitive to the neighborhood and its funky, diverse charm. I know some are concerned about the Perry Homes townhouses on Bishop Street and the Trinity River townhouses. And some hated to see the Bronco Bowl be replaced by a Home Depot (though I wasn’t one of them). As long as projects are unique and not homogenous, they will be welcome to the Cliff.