April Towery
April Towery is former News Development Director for CandysDirt.com and covers Dallas City Hall. She studied journalism at Texas A&M University and has been an award-winning reporter and editor for more than 25 years.
The revised ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive land use plan is a long way from consensus but plan commissioners continued an intense conversation earlier this month on how they can hone in on providing more quality housing options within the widely debated Community Residential placetype. City Plan Commission Vice Chair Brent Rubin suggested during a May 16…
Dallas residents were prepared to discuss before the City Plan Commission this month the impact of Senate Bill 929, which relates to the notice and compensation a municipality must provide before revoking the right to “use property for a use that was allowed before the adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary.”…
The Dallas City Council on Wednesday authorized a fourth amendment to a redevelopment agreement for the Shops at RedBird project. The matter was a consent agenda item and wasn’t discussed publicly. A resolution authorized an amendment to developer Peter Brodsky’s Tax Increment Development, Chapter 380 Grant, and Chapter 380 Loan Agreement. It includes some project…
Dallas officials confirmed Tuesday that a developer is interested in purchasing 313 acres in Hutchins currently owned by Dallas Water Utilities. In a meeting of the Dallas City Council’s Government Performance and Financial Management Committee, Assistant City Manager Robert Perez dodged questions about an offer and declined to name the interested developer. City Hall insiders…
Editor’s Note: Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker’s Office and Councilman Michael Crain contacted CandysDirt.com on Wednesday to advise that the city will not be pursuing a street maintenance fee. “Street maintenance is a top priority for the City of Fort Worth leadership,” officials said in a public statement. “Through this commitment, staff members have been…
