On December 1, 2025, we received the Garland Audit Department’s report on the entire debacle. The Audit Department has spent several months interviewing employees, contractors, the Society Executive Committee, folks from Dallas County Open Spaces, and more to find out the sequence of events that led to the destruction. They also reviewed hundreds of pages of city procedure, contracts, and more. The report is extremely well done and answers many of the questions that were asked. The entire report can be viewed at https://www.garlandtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/22844/Spring-Creek-Preserve-Clearing-Incident-Audit-PDF
The conclusion: Yes, inattention and mistakes. However, definitely No corruption.
However, another odious problem has cropped up, and we need your help…
In the aftermath of the very honest rage at the damage caused by the inattention of as many as 5-6 people (yes, only 5-6), we have heard some of our concerned friends of the Preserve saying things such as, “The city administration is corrupt.” This statement is most absolutely not true. Even the 5-6 who were inattentive are excellent people just trying to do their job.
So please, remember that if someone makes this odious statement, “The city administration is corrupt.”, they are including our librarians, our parks people, people who try to help the homeless, the police that answer your 911 call, and yes, the people who keep our water pure. So please don’t say that, and please politely correct anyone you hear doing that.
