Woman’s Club of Fort Worth — Beset by High Operating, Maintenance Costs — Considers Leasing Parking Lot to Developer

By Scott Nishimura

The Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, founded in 1923 and beset with the high costs of operating and maintaining its historic complex on the city’s Near Southside, is studying the potential of leasing the club’s two-acre parking lot to a developer.

Such a lease could generate the income needed to ensure the nonprofit’s long-term viability, Jody Kneer Smith, the club’s president, said in an interview Tuesday. Read more…

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