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Updated Draft of ForwardDallas Released, Public Hearing Set For June 17

By April Towery / June 10, 2024 /

A new draft of the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan was released late Wednesday and officials will have less than two weeks to review it before a deep dive into language revisions and a public hearing on June 17.  City planners assured commissioners Thursday morning that their feedback from a spirited discussion last month —…

City Hall Roundup: South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan Moves Forward, Representing ‘Rebuilding of Trust’ 

By April Towery / June 9, 2024 /

A task force has been studying the South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan for almost four years, and the document appears to be headed toward an implementation phase that will include more housing with intentional, neighborhood-approved design standards.  Members of the Dallas City Council’s Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee discussed the matter during…

Dallas Housing Director: ‘We Will Never be Able to Fix Affordable Crisis Alone’ 

By April Towery / June 4, 2024 /

The climate at Dallas City Hall has been cloudy with a lot of employee departures, and administrators sent a strong message that they like the current direction of the Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Department. After conducting a national search, an internal candidate with almost 18 years at the City of Dallas was selected as the…

City Hall Roundup: North Oak Cliff Residents Oppose Increase in Beds at Fort Worth Avenue Homeless Housing Development

By April Towery / June 2, 2024 /

The City of Dallas has spent almost four years trying to repurpose a vacant motel into permanent supportive housing, and with a new architect on board and a permit pending City Council approval, it looks like it might finally happen.  Not everyone is happy about it.  The City Plan Commission recommended approval of a specific…

Thousands of Dallas Employee Emails Scanned For Insight on Stemmons Building Challenges

By April Towery / May 31, 2024 /

More than 5,600 emails were scanned this month in an effort to determine whether Dallas Development Services employees were concerned for their safety while working at the Stemmons Building that had numerous fire code violations.  The investigation resulted in just five emails from employees who used keywords to describe conditions at the Stemmons Freeway building,…