2024 bond election
A massive project list totaling $1.25 billion will go before voters on May 4, but specifics surrounding the $26.4 million allocated for housing — which brought out some of the most vocal and passionate advocates — remain elusive. We’ll break down what’s on the ballot for housing, but it won’t take long. A spreadsheet distributed…
The City of Dallas issued a press release Friday afternoon announcing the release of a much-anticipated project list for the $1.25 billion bond election scheduled for May 4. If you’d prefer to skip to the good part, here’s the itemized list and accompanying map: bit.ly/CODBCM. One eagle-eyed resident has already reported an error. The list…
Following a Valentine’s Day Dallas City Council vote to allocate just $26.4 million for housing in the May bond election, advocates admitted they are disappointed but will continue to fight for more options and affordability. The housing allocation is a far cry from the $200 million that members of the Dallas Housing Coalition and Dallas…
Following a lengthy debate over how to divvy up funds on a May 4 bond election ballot, Dallas City Council members agreed Wednesday to let voters decide on the following amended proposals: The deteriorating Dallas City Hall and Stemmons Municipal Center propositions remain at $0 and were deleted from the ordinance. Some discussion occurred around how…
The Dallas City Council talked briefly about the May bond election during a Wednesday council meeting, but not much has changed since elected officials agreed to an outline of allocations by category and doled out their preferences for $75 million in discretionary funds. The only point of clarification in Wednesday’s meeting was related to bond…
