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The Dallas Office of Equity and Inclusion is hosting four in-person workshops on Fair Housing this week, and there’s a good chance they won’t be well-attended. Why? Because many people don’t realize how the Fair Housing Act of 1968 affects them, or even know it exists. We sat in on a virtual session last week and…
Dallas department directors have been unveiling their draft budget proposals at City Council committee meetings over the past month, and Housing took its turn at the horseshoe in late June. Interim Assistant Housing Director John Smalls said the department is reducing its budget by 38 percent “due to a combination of reductions in each service…
Solid waste collection is one of the top 10 deadliest jobs in the U.S., and Dallas officials are looking at ways to reduce hazards in neighborhood alleys, a department director told the City Council earlier this month. Director of Sanitation Cliff Gillespie said alley collection is provided to about 38 percent of customers, and the…
All the elements were in place for a perfect storm of a town hall meeting Monday evening. More than 100 people gathered, many wielding signs displaying their aversion to the Dallas comprehensive land use plan known as ForwardDallas. The meeting was called by District 1 Councilman Chad West who, with his appointed Plan Commissioner Christian…
In a memorandum filed Friday afternoon, Interim City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert announced that the Planning and Urban Design Department and Development Services Department will combine as the Planning and Development Department. Under Emily Liu‘s leadership, new assignments include Planning Deputy Director Andrea Gilles, Zoning Deputy Director Andreea Udrea, Permitting Interim Deputy Director and Chief…
