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Fort Bend Herald
When former Congressman Pete Olson showed Dexter McCoy the deplorable state of the historic grave sites and cemetery at Bates Allen Park last Juneteenth, the young man vowed if he were elected to county government he would find the funding to restore the sites and keep them maintained for future generations.
McCoy was elected Precinct 4 county commissioner five months later and 60 days after taking office had secured $4 million in grant money for the redevelopment and preservation of the grave sites and historic Oak Hill cemetery.
The funding will also be used to amplify the area with an educational center, reflection pool, pathways and more. Once completed, the site will be called the “African American Memorial Park.”