Many residents were less than pleased when the City of Dallas gave the Dallas Arboretum permission to allow customers to park their cars on the grassy areas at Winfrey Point. However, one resident took things one step farther by filing a restraining order against the city to prevent the parking at Winfrey Point.

The city decided to allow parking at Winfrey Point to deal with the expected influx of people attending the arboretum's new Chihuly exhibit, which will be going on from May 5 to November 5. Residents, on the other hand, were worried that the cars would damage the ecosystem.

The (temporary) restraining order names Councilman Sheffie Kadane and the Dallas Arboretum and was filed by attorney Robert Cohen on behalf of resident Christopher Fears. Aside from possibly damaging the ecosystem, no public hearing was held about the temporary parking lots.