Charles Grand
Members of the Dallas City Council remain divided over the fate of City Hall and are pressing their respective cases as to the integrity of the process underlying staff’s efforts to explore relocation and redevelopment options. On Sunday, Mayor Eric Johnson offered his most forceful response to those who have been speculating that officials and…
Spring Break is still in full swing for Dallas City Council, though some of the fallout surrounding all the City Hall drama continues to make headlines. We’ll go over some of that here, but, if you need a break, we’ve got some other highlights, too. Dysfunctional Relationship Between City Staff and Dallas EDC? As previously…
The D-FW housing scene is continuing its transition from a booming seller’s market to something more balanced, but sales are slowing, and fresh headwinds stand to put a check on homebuyers. Housing reports for the month of February show a 2.2% year-over-year decrease, bringing the median price to $385,000 across the North Texas area —…
A number of alternatives to 1500 Marilla St. have surfaced as potential relocation sites for Dallas City Hall, with more than a dozen properties surveyed by staff and their consultants thus far. Scouting work on City Hall alternatives began back in November when the city council instructed City Manager Kimberly Tolbert to “review office space…
The fallout from last week’s special-called City Council meeting on the fate of Dallas City Hall appears poised to intensify as questions about transparency continue following recent media reports on city communications related to potential relocation sites. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, the often-tense marathon meeting resulted in a resolution directing City Manager Kimberly Tolbert…
