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HANA's first quarterly meeting of 2026 is coming up, and it's got a packed agenda. Keynote speaker is John Hall with UTA, and he will be presenting our ginormous neighbor's updated campus master plan. UTA is, of course, a power player not just in our neighborhood, but across Tarrant County, and what they would like to do in our backyards will shape Central Arlington for decades. Would you believe... maybe a hotel in HANA? Another creek? Yes - but you'll have to attend to learn more!
ALSO... Mayor Jim Ross will make a short presentation about Arlington's plans to celebrate our city's 150th anniversary. We'll have our usual police update. And since this is an election year, any political candidate in attendance will be recognized.
Which brings us to the topic of politics in HANA: We are non-partisan. However, it has long been customary for us to acknowledge candidates for political office who are in attendance, and have officially announced and filed for their particular office. We ask them to stand so our audience can see them as we call out their name. But since we're non-partisan, we don't allow any candidate to speak or address our audience. At next week's meeting, we are having the mayor speak on a non-political topic even though he's running for another term. But we neither endorse nor oppose particular candidates for political office.
Okay? So next Thursday, 7pm, in the Fellowship Hall of Grace Lutheran Church on Park Row. Drive around to the back of their property and you'll find us. Light refreshments provided while they last...
We represent a collection of diverse neighborhoods located directly south of City Hall in Arlington, Texas.
From our quaint MidCentury neighborhoods to parts of Arlington's bustling Downtown and the University of Texas at Arlington, to our mom-and-pop businesses and chain stores, to our religious campuses and apartment complexes, we try to balance both the charm of our leafy community and the changes taking place in our strategic urban corner of the Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex.
We are not a homeowners association. Instead, we have the pulse of major concerns and opportunities that affect not just us, but all of Arlington. For example, Johnson Creek runs through most of HANA, as does the city's busiest boulevard, Cooper Street, and HANA members have participated in various projects and studies related to each.
We boast one of the city's most robust neighborhood action plans and are consulted about proposed developments both inside and near our boundaries. We have high standards when it comes to new construction and work hard to balance the interests and expectations of all stakeholders.
Fortunately, we benefit from having a great community legacy, established by many Arlington business and civic leaders who were the original builders of our neighborhoods. These notables include the James Martin family, after whom AISD's Martin High School is named; plus the Caton, Chen, Farrar, Hightower, Jordan, Joeckel, King, Landrum, Maner, Mathes, Moore, Terry, and Watson families - just to name a few. UTA professors have lived here, and some of our earliest subdivisions housed the first workers at Arlington's ever-expanding GM plant. Even Arlington's oldest existing house , built in 1893, is within HANA's boundaries.
Generally speaking, HANA's boundaries run from Abram Street on the north to Collins Street on the east, Arkansas Lane on the south, and Cooper Street on the west, plus the Meadow Oaks and Cedar Springs Terrace neighborhoods around Mitchell Street.
If you live here or own a business here, we welcome you to participate with us!
HEART OF ARLINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
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