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Brent HoyleAge: 51 years Job: self-employed, Bar/ Tavern owner Family: Married to Cyndi F. Hoyle for 22 years; daughters are Heather, 21, and Jade, 20; son, Ryan, 18 Has lived in town since: 1955 I live here because ... I was born here. My ancestral generation goes back here in this Dallas area to the 1780 circa period. Dallas is more than just a place to live for me and my family. It is family. My hometown is special because ... Dallas has a special feel to its quaintness but yet has much growth potential. People make up this town with their willingness to help one another, to listen and to laugh. I find it small enough to call the mayor by his first name as well as the men who repair the power lines when storms hit. My favorite thing about my town ... My family feels safe and secure. They, along with others, enjoy the laid-back way of life. If I ever left, the thing I'd miss most ... The one thing that I would miss is the security that I feel. Knowing my auto mechanic, my paint store clerk/owner, my grill owner and their staff etc. by first name with smiles and hugs and handshakes is what is so very special to me. The fact that my neighbor is the senator, the mayor, the sheriff, and the retired Duke power employee and all others with many different lives. Dallas is its people and I would miss that the most. The future of my town is ... At this point I see Dallas with growing pains. I trust the elected officials to carry out their appointed duties to assist Dallas in its growth that is said to be coming. I am worried though about some issues concerning the young at heart, those who are looking to move to Dallas and are accustomed to a night life to meet new faces, those who are accustomed to having a space for their children likewise to socialize, that they might not choose Dallas to raise their young family. At this point, I do not feel that Dallas is addressing these issues. There are no street dances, no outdoor movies, no place for the community to come together. Dallas has a great future if the elected officials remember that a small town will only grow in the proper direction when its people have a place to laugh, sing and dance. Fast Facts
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Incorporated: 1863