{"id":283894,"date":"2025-10-07T11:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/283894\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T11:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:54:16","slug":"from-survival-to-revival-bontons-floodgates-become-a-symbol-of-art-homes-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/283894\/","title":{"rendered":"From Survival to Revival: Bonton&#8217;s Floodgates Become a Symbol of Art, Homes, and Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"436\" data-attachment-id=\"405372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/dsc_0363-edit-candysdirt-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0363-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,436\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bonton Watershed Gates, Public Art\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0363-edit-candysdirt-300x164.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0363-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0363-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" alt=\"Bonton, South Dallas, Public Art\" class=\"wp-image-405372\"  \/>Watershed gates were once used to keep flood waters inside the Bonton neighborhood to protect surrounding neighborhoods. ((Photo by Mimi Perez for CandysDirt.com)<\/p>\n<p>The residents of the South Dallas neighborhood of Bonton are writing a new chapter for the place they call home, and it comes in the form of fresh food and public art. An area of town that is still recovering from years of city neglect and biblical-like flooding from the Trinity River, the collective will of Bonton residents is ensuring that they honor the history of their neighborhood, while setting a new path for the next generation.<\/p>\n<p>Bonton is located five miles southeast of Downtown Dallas, where the Trinity River bed meets the <a href=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/2018\/01\/12\/southern-dallas-buyers-guide-darts-lawnview-station-top-of-the-trinity-forest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Great Trinity Forest<\/a>. When the original Dallas Floodway was built in the 1930s, this series of levees and pumps protected downtown from Trinity flooding. Watershed gates helped keep flood waters from reaching surrounding neighborhoods. <\/p>\n<p>But whenever the city closed those gates, it kept the flood waters inside Bonton in order to protect other neighborhoods. It wasn\u2019t until the mid-1990s that the city built the Rochester Levee to protect its namesake and surrounding neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"430\" data-attachment-id=\"405371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/dsc_0301-edit-candysdirt-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0301-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,430\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bonton Farms South Dallas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0301-edit-candysdirt-300x161.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0301-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0301-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Mimi Perez for CandysDirt.com)\" class=\"wp-image-405371\"  \/>New construction can be seen behind the garden at Bonton Farms. (Photo by Mimi Perez for CandysDirt.com)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were always flooded,\u201d said lifelong Bonton resident Daris Lee. \u201cWhat\u2019s worse is that the homeowners could not get flood insurance.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Since the levee was created, Lee said his community has not had to deal with flooding \u2014 and constantly having to rebuild. The Bonton <a href=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/2025\/10\/03\/see-it-tomorrow-old-church-pews-reimagined-at-the-oak-cliff-art-walk-2025-at-east-dock\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">neighborhood<\/a> is a great example of when you no longer have to worry about survival, your community can move forward in leaps and bounds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" data-attachment-id=\"405379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/dsc_0401-edit-candysdirt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0401-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,527\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bonton Farms South Dallas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0401-edit-candysdirt-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0401-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0401-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" alt=\"Bonton, South Dallas, Public Art\" class=\"wp-image-405379\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were no grocery stores, no medical clinics, no resources,\u201d Lee said. \u201cWe were always poor in resources but rich in community. That is when you start to see programs coming together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What seems to be the linchpin in turning the corner was the foundation of <a href=\"https:\/\/bontonfarms.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bonton Farms<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re creating hope,\u201d said Mark Jones, president and CEO of Bonton Farms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Homes, Fresh Foods, and Clinic Care Making a Difference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" data-attachment-id=\"405381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/dsc_0409-edit-candysdirt-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0409-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,566\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bonton Neighborhood South Dallas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0409-edit-candysdirt-300x212.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0409-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0409-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" alt=\"Bonton, South Dallas, Public Art\" class=\"wp-image-405381\"  \/>Almost 200 new homes have been built in the Bonton neighborhood. (Photo by Mimi Perez for CandysDirt.com)<\/p>\n<p>One of the first issues tackled after the levee was built was eradicating the food desert that existed. A food desert is an area where the closest grocery store where fresh food can be purchased is more than a mile away.<\/p>\n<p>Bonton Farms Market sits on a 1.25 parcel where residents can come and purchase fresh vegetables grown on the site as well as learn how to grow their vegetable garden at their home. Bonton Farms also has another 40-acre parcel where they have created an apprentice program to teach people not only how to farm but also to create a positive work history for when they seek other employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" data-attachment-id=\"405375\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/dsc_0388-edit-candysdirt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0388-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,521\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bonton Farms, South Dallas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0388-edit-candysdirt-300x195.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0388-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" data-id=\"405375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0388-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Mimi Perez for CandysDirt.com)\" class=\"wp-image-405375\"  \/>(Photo by Mimi Perez for CandysDirt.com)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"487\" data-attachment-id=\"405376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/dsc_0389-edit-candysdirt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0389-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,487\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bonton Farms, South Dallas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;(Photo by Mimi Perez for CandysDirt.com)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0389-edit-candysdirt-300x183.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0389-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" data-id=\"405376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0389-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" alt=\"Bonton, South Dallas, Public Art\" class=\"wp-image-405376\"  \/>(Photo by Mimi Perez for CandysDirt.com)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou impact people\u2019s lives when you give them a helping hand,\u201d Jones said. \u201cYou have to give people tools to build a life for themselves. We are walking beside them to be a beacon of hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another major shift in lifting the Bonton neighborhood was the opening of the Bonton Farms Wellness Center this past March. Lee, who works at the Bonton Farms Market and the Wellness Center, said the center has seen more than 600 patients since they opened, and on Fridays, there is a dentist who volunteers their time providing free dental care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe life expectancy in our community has gone from 65 to 68 years,\u201d Jones said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"365\" data-attachment-id=\"405380\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/dsc_0404-edit-candysdirt-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0404-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bonton Farms Wellness Center South Dallas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0404-edit-candysdirt-300x137.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0404-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0404-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" alt=\"Bonton, South Dallas, Public Art\" class=\"wp-image-405380\"  \/>The wellness center has seen more than 600 patients since March 2025. (Photo by Mimi Perez for CandysDirt.com)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"463\" data-attachment-id=\"405359\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/for-sale-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/for-sale.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,463\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bonton Neighborhood\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;home for sale&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/for-sale-300x174.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/for-sale.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/for-sale.jpg\" alt=\"Bonton, South Dallas, Public Art\" class=\"wp-image-405359\"  \/>3709 Colonial Avenue is listed for $438,500.<\/p>\n<p>The next big change in Bonton is one you can not miss as you drive around the neighborhood. More than 127 new homes have been built, Jones said, and construction on a 36-unit apartment building is underway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re building affordable housing in Bonton,\u201d Jones said. \u201cWe\u2019re also going to create tourism down in Bonton.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jones said the levee is going to be seeded with bluebonnets so people can come and walk or bike along the levee and enjoy the scenery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" data-attachment-id=\"405378\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/dsc_0398-edit-candysdirt-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0398-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,444\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bonton Levee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0398-edit-candysdirt-300x167.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0398-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_0398-edit-candysdirt.jpg\" alt=\"Bonton, South Dallas, Public Art\" class=\"wp-image-405378\"  \/>The plan is to seed bluebonnets along the levee to attract people to Bonton. (Photo by Mimi Perez for CandysDirt.com)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe change in Bonton is the change the world needs,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n<p>Bonton Watershed Gates Turned Into Art<\/p>\n<p>With the revitalization of the neighborhood, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dallasculture.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Office of Arts and Culture<\/a> have turned the once watershed gates into art. To enter the neighborhood, you have to drive through the gates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust the mere aesthetics, the gates looked very industrial,\u201d said District 7 Councilman Adam Bazaldua. \u201cThe physical representation of the art shows off the strength of the Bonton neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"405354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/bexar_a2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bexar_A2-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1750353642&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;61&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bonton Watershed Gates, Public Art\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Calcium Projects&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/candysdirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bexar_A2-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bexar_A2-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bexar_A2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405354\"  \/>Courtesy of Calcium Projects<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, these floodgates are being transformed through public art\u2014honoring the community\u2019s resilience and history while contributing to a more vibrant and welcoming environment,\u201d said Dallas Public Art Program Manager Lynn Rushton-Reed.<\/p>\n<p>The transformation of the watershed gates is the seventh public art installation in the Bonton neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArt is a reflection of the neighborhood and its history,\u201d said Martine Elyse Philippe, director of the Office of Arts and Culture. \u201cIt\u2019s not just art or art\u2019s sake. It\u2019s also an education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having lived through seeing his neighborhood flooded throughout his lifetime, Lee could not help but think of his great grandparents who were also Bonton residents and raised him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy great grandfather used to tell me \u2018This is going to be a beautiful place that will have people come here from all over\u2019 and I\u2019d say \u2018Nah,\u2019\u201d Lee said. \u201cTo see so many people here today from so many different places and demographics\u2026 It\u2019s amazing, it\u2019s amazing. I can hear him now saying, \u2018I told you. I told you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Watershed gates were once used to keep flood waters inside the Bonton neighborhood to protect surrounding neighborhoods. 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