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Council members are still on summer break in Dallas, but that doesn’t mean news isn’t being made. For instance, legal developments — and misfires — related to the ongoing drama over the potential relocation of Dallas City Hall have been unfolding in recent weeks. Here’s the latest on that as well as some other items…
Council members may be enjoying summer recess, but the news hasn’t taken a vacation. While they’re taking July off from the horseshoe, staff continue grappling with budget pressures, rolling out new initiatives, and dealing with the occasional unexpected headache. Here’s some of what happened around Dallas City Hall this week: First Furlough Day Sees City…
Those in Dallas worried that their alley trash pickup service would soon be discontinued can now find out if they’re one of the unlucky ones, with the Sanitation Department identifying roughly 2% of all residential customers that will be going curbside next year. A new trash pickup transition website has been launched with a map…
Non-uniform city workers in Dallas are about to get some unexpected time off, and it’s ruffling some feathers on the city council. Dallas employees will soon begin taking unpaid furlough days as City Manager Kimberly Tolbert moves to offset the year’s roughly $30 million budget shortfall. Under the plan announced last week, General Fund employees…
Dallas City Council is officially on summer break until August, which means we might not have terribly much to scratch together for a weekly City Hall roundup. Have no fear, though, we’ll be doing some deep dives into some of the important conversations happening about the city’s future. Frustrations over hot-button issues like the fate…
