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Monday, October 17, 2011

Pioneer Plaza Rehab After Occupy Dallas KERA

(KERA) - The Texas Trees Foundation will be back at Pioneer Plaza again Tuesday, assessing damage after the nearly two-week campout of Occupy Dallas protesters. KERA's BJ Austin says grass and soil are the big issues.

The Texas Trees Foundation helps the city take care of Pioneer Plaza, the tourist attraction with the bronze steers being herded down a hill in front of the Convention Center. Janette Monear, Foundation director, says the protesters living in the tent city were careful to pick up litter and be as neat as possible, but:

Monear: You're always going to have an impact with this kind of a gathering. And I think people need to understand that that impact doesn't go away the minute they take the tents down. So, the next stop is trying to figure out with the city how we can get this back to where it was.



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