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With 2017 Projects Still Incomplete, Early Voting Begins Monday For Dallas Bond Election

By April Towery / April 19, 2024 /

…land purchase. Proposition I — Homelessness: $19 million. If passed, Proposition I would fund the construction, repair, and land purchase for permanent, supportive, and short-term housing for the homeless. Proposition…

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Could a 2026 Fort Worth Bond Election Help Solve Cowtown’s Affordable Housing Crisis? 

By April Towery / April 18, 2024 /

…build housing and cannot do it at an affordable rate,” he said. https://candysdirt.com/2024/03/05/could-community-land-trusts-be-the-solution-for-housing-affordability-in-north-texas Lauren King, executive director of the Tarrant County Homeless Coalition, supported the idea of a bond program…

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Former City Planner Says Tax Credit Programs Are Turning Dallas Into a ‘Welfare Dormitory’ For Prosperous Suburbs

By April Towery / April 10, 2024 /

…housing crisis that doesn’t exist — at least in that particular area. Similar to Dallas shouldering the burden of housing the homeless for the entire North Texas region, the southern…

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If Approved May 4, Here’s How $26.4 Million Will Be Spent on Housing in The Dallas Bond Election 

By April Towery / April 4, 2024 /

…Economic Development proposition. A total of $19 million is slated for homeless housing, which includes permanent supportive housing with wraparound services. What The 2024 Bond Means For Housing City staff…

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City Council Members Debate Housing Options For Former Hospital at 2929 South Hampton Road

By April Towery / April 1, 2024 /

homeless, subdivide the property and use it for another public purpose, or sell the land and include a deed restriction that funds from the sale could be used for another…

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