2024 bond election
The projects slated for a 2024 Dallas bond election are nowhere close to being finalized, but the latest memorandum from Assistant City Manager Robert Perez suggests what can be done with a baseline starting point of $60 million for housing. A $60 million housing bond, if approved, would fund six multifamily housing projects for a…
Oh, what a year. The past 12 months brought changes in leadership, increased cybersecurity, disputes over the city budget and property tax rate, and the emergence of neighbors who showed strength and hope the way Dallasites do. Here are the top stories out of Dallas City Hall for 2023, in no particular order. Dallas City…
The Dallas Housing Opportunity Fund has a pipeline of shovel-ready affordable housing deals in place but needs investor funding to take them to the finish line, officials told members of the Dallas City Council’s Economic Development Committee earlier this month. Linda McMahon, president and CEO of The Real Estate Council, reviewed during a Dec. 4…
More than 130 Dallas residents packed Council Chambers on Wednesday to support housing, parks, and arts and culture in the 2024 bond election. But the real needs lie in less popular projects like streets and drainage, one Community Bond Task Force member pointed out. Following a four-hour public comment session, Community Bond Task Force chair Arun…
A $500,000 skate park in the Glencoe Park neighborhood could appear on the 2024 bond election ballot, and strong opinions about the project have been fired from both sides of the issue. The big issue? The proposed Glencoe Skate Park is in the middle of a residential neighborhood. A large pro-skate community exists in Dallas,…
