Charles Grand
The first committee meeting back from summer break had council members squaring off at City Hall over a potential rule change that would allow a simple majority of the Dallas City Council to authorize new, replacement, or reopened city facilities. While the revision was part of an array of proposed changes to the city’s Financial…
Downtown Dallas’ transformation from a strictly business-oriented concentration of towers into an actual neighborhood of historic character is proceeding apace, with adaptive reuse projects in the West End revving up to counter the dour narratives haunting the city center. One conversion just got a significant boost in the form of property assessed clean energy financing…
A stretch of Denton ranchland along I-35 is poised for a dramatic transformation, with developers preparing to capitalize on one of North Texas’ busiest logistics corridors by building a master-planned industrial campus. Farmers Branch-based Urban Logistics Realty recently closed on the acquisition of 53 acres of Harris Ranch south of Loop 288. Work on the…
Council members on the Finance Committee will discuss a potential rule change on Monday that would make it easier for officials to authorize the reopening of Dallas City Hall operations in a building other than 1500 Marilla St. Dallas’ Financial Management Performance Criteria, which are the rules governing the city’s financial planning, currently require an…
August temperatures won’t be the only factor heating things up in Dallas this month. After some weeks away from the horseshoe, officials are returning to City Hall to resume public business and take on a slate of hot-button issues. One of the first bits of business on deck appears to be a reform of the…
