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Published on: 2/23/2008
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Allan Weegar, Hurst city manager, described the three separate Hurst projects: Heritage Village, the Hurst Town Center and the Bellaire Arts District.Planning has already started with these projects, but he is trying to keep the growth methodical so that the plans can be carried out.
"What we didn't want to do was build up excitement to a point and then there's a big let-down if it doesn't meet expectations," Weegar said.
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"We took an old shopping center and decided to look at what we could do with it," Weegar said.
The Heritage Village is also probably the first project in Hurst that will be completed, Weegar said.
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The third Hurst redevelopment project is the Bellaire Arts District, which would be in conjunction with the city of Bedford, Weegar said.The current Bellaire Shopping Center, which Weegar said was one of the first in Hurst, would be redone to incorporate new retail and office space and residential areas while keeping the Artisan Center Theater central to the area.
The redevelopment starting in Hurst has been talked about and planned since 1999, said Weegar.
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"We're not just sitting back and letting it happen," Weegar said."We're really driving this.