Fort Worth has decided not to demolish the 100-year-old grain silos overlooking the Worth Heights neighborhood, which opened up the door for neighborhood improvement projects to be funded. The decision comes years after the city voted in 2016 to demolish the silos if the property owner failed to address the structures. The city now says it cannot afford the project. “After considering current budget constraints, the City has decided not to move forward with the demolition of the Alice Street silos,” a city spokesperson said. “While the Neighborhood Improvement Program has funding available for the project, an estimated $600,000 funding gap remains, making demolition infeasible at this time.” Worth Heights received roughly $850,000 in 2024 for the demolition, but city officials say the project is still about $600,000 short of the amount needed. As a result, the money that had been allocated for demolishing the silos will instead be redirected to other neighborhood improvement projects. This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC DFW. AI tools helped convert the story into a digital article, and an NBC DFW journalist edited it again before publication. ...read more read less