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This story has been updated with new information about the mall’s demolition and asbestos abatement. Valley View Center is finally being torn down. After Thursday morning’s structure fire that injured two firefighters, exterior demolition began Thursday afternoon on the troubled commercial property that’s been vacant for years. Two Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighters sustained injuries while battling…
Read MoreThe Dallas Park and Recreation Board was supposed to hear a briefing Jan. 26 on the Kalita Humphreys Theater Master Plan — but that didn’t happen. In fact, sources close to the project say such a meeting has been delayed until March at the earliest, and possibly as late as summer. District 14 Park Board…
Read MoreTammy Palomino, senior assistant Dallas city attorney and chief of general counsel, was tapped Wednesday to take over in an interim capacity when City Attorney Chris Caso retires Feb. 28. Palomino will serve until a permanent replacement is made, earning an annual salary of $264,215 plus an interim assignment stipend of 15 percent of her…
Read MoreDallas City Attorney Chris Caso announced his retirement Thursday, a day after CandysDirt.com broke the story that his departure was imminent. In an email to Mayor Eric Johnson and the Dallas City Council obtained by CandysDirt.com, Caso stated the following: Dear Mayor and Council, I will be retiring from the City on February 28th to…
Read MoreFollowing more than two months of uncertainty in the wake of a ransomware attack, the Dallas Central Appraisal District website is back up and running. The November hack rocked the real estate community and property owners trying to gather information for tax protests and homestead exemptions. The deadline to pay property taxes is Jan. 31.…
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