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Members of the Dallas City Council’s Economic Development Committee were briefed Monday on the latest version of the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan and said they didn’t have a lot of comments because they’d just received the draft the night before. Then they went on to make a lot of comments. Committee Chair Tennell Adkins…
CandysDirt.com broke the news Friday night that the City of Dallas erroneously issued several building permits in the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood and later “red tagged” the projects — some of which were complete — ordering builders to stop work. Several hours later, an assistant city manager revealed that the inspection team that issued the permits…
Residents who live near Dallas Love Field are putting together a unified message and priority lineup to take to City Council members and state and federal lawmakers — and you can bet that noise reduction will be at the top of the list. Residents of Shorecrest, Briarwood, Bluffview, Elm Thicket, Bordeaux Village Condos, and parts…
The process of updating Dallas’ comprehensive land use plan — for the first time since 2006 — has been an arduous, often contentious process for the City Plan Commission, a panel appointed by Dallas City Council members to represent each of 14 geographical districts. There have been many accusations that the plan is a low-key…
Rowlett, Plano, Irving, Carrollton, and Farmers Branch recently approved resolutions saying they want to reduce the amount of sales tax they’re paying to Dallas Area Rapid Transit. It appears some Dallas elected officials are considering following suit. In a June 24 meeting of the Dallas City Council’s Government Performance and Financial Management Committee, members agreed…
