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You might say Dallas City Councilman Paul Ridley has been bearing the weight of the world — or at least the future of single-family neighborhoods if ForwardDallas has anything to say about it. The City of Dallas’ comprehensive land use plan heads to the City Council on Wednesday for a public hearing and possible vote…
Texas cities are hamstrung by state budget caps that impact the amount of property tax revenue municipalities can collect, but there are opportunities to bring in revenue without raising taxes, Councilman Chad West suggested last week as the council adopted the lowest property tax rate in modern Dallas history. During the City Council’s final public…
About $6.3 million could be added this fiscal year to a fund for home repairs in the Oak Cliff Gateway, Fort Worth Avenue, and Deep Ellum tax increment financing districts, pending a City Council vote on Wednesday. North Oak Cliff Councilman Chad West has championed the City’s home repair program, which recently was streamlined to…
Dallas property owners got a little relief Wednesday as the City Council approved the largest tax reduction in recent history along with a $4.97 billion city budget. But Far North Dallas Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn wasn’t giving hugs or high-fives at the horseshoe. Shortly before the budget and tax rate were adopted, Mendelsohn introduced an amendment…
Who’s afraid of a little ol’ land use plan? Well, for starters, a resident who has a five-story apartment building overlooking her backyard. An architect who thinks the plan should be scrapped and the process restarted from scratch. A Park and Recreation Board member who doesn’t want multiplexes in single-family neighborhoods. A woman who lives…
