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Podcast: Council Member Chad West ‘Our Lack of Housing Is the Crisis of the Future’

By Shelby Skrhak / February 1, 2024 /

…to a lot of other folks. You are a member of the Housing and Homeless Solutions Committee, but you’re not the chair of that. That’s correct. But you make sure…

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Rezoning Approved For Homeless Veterans Boarding House on South Polk Street 

By April Towery / January 26, 2024 /

…City staff recommended denial, and the City Plan Commission approved the rezoning in a split vote in September.  https://candysdirt.com/2023/11/09/south-polk-street-homeless-veterans-rezoning-case-deferred-to-january/ South Polk Street Zoning Change  District 1 Councilman Chad West, who…

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HOPE Report Suggests Lack of ‘Deeply Affordable’ Housing is Driving People Into Homelessness 

By April Towery / January 24, 2024 /

…individuals alike suffer when our unsheltered population suffers.”  https://candysdirt.com/2024/01/16/dallas-finally-moves-forward-with-plans-to-redevelop-hotel-miramar-for-homeless-housing/ According to the HOPE report, Dallas has seen a sharp rise in the number of individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness — from…

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Dallas Finally Moves Forward With Plans to Redevelop Hotel Miramar For Homeless Housing 

By April Towery / January 16, 2024 /

…power. The more than 4,200 homeless people that live in Dallas and Collin counties are worried about literally freezing to death. However, a notice of funding availability (NOFA) was issued…

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Memorandum Outlines Plans to Clean Up Messy Dallas Housing Programs Criticized by Local Builders

By April Towery / January 8, 2024 /

…developers and council members at a Nov. 14 meeting of the council’s Housing and Homeless Solutions Committee. Majed Al-Ghafry HHS members asked city staff to seek alternative funding sources “that…

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