 As of 1992 the proposed cost estimate for Townview was $30 million.In 1992 Sanders allowed the district to scale back its plans for Townview, but he also ordered it to be completed by 1995.Laura Miller, then writing for the "Dallas Observer", stated that there was a lot of buildup in regards to Townview helping solve racial segregation issues in DISD, and also that there was a sense of sacrifice from landowners in Oak Cliff, many of whom were low income and elderly, who gave up their land for Townview.