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City Hall Roundup: Dallas Approves CityBuild’s 36-Unit Bonton Gardens Apartment Project 

By April Towery / April 21, 2024 /

The Dallas City Council gave the green light earlier this month to Bonton Gardens, a new multifamily development in Southern Dallas.  A complicated development agreement included approving the sale of two Land Transfer Program lots to CityBuild Community Development Corporation and revoking a previous agreement with Notre Dame Place Inc.  The project is proposed to…

Dallas, We Have a $1.25 Billion Bond on The May 4 Ballot, And There’s No Money For City Hall 

By April Towery / February 15, 2024 /

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…

Bazaldua: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Remodel is Good For Tourism, But What’s The Actual Benefit For South Dallas? 

By April Towery / February 10, 2024 /

The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center project is moving from concept to reality, and while elected officials are supportive of the plans, the District 7 councilman urged tourism officials to stop touting the benefits to South Dallas and Fair Park residents — because, he said, there aren’t any. During a Feb. 5 briefing of the…

Dallas Council Moves Forward With $310.5M For Parks, $61M For Housing in May 4 Bond Election

By April Towery / February 1, 2024 /

A May 4 Dallas bond election is imminent, and Dallas City Council members unofficially agreed Wednesday to designate about $310.5 million for parks and $61 million for housing.  The Dallas City Council was operating as a “Committee of the Whole” during Wednesday’s meeting and took straw votes on the bond allocations, therefore no binding decisions…

Watermark Rezoning For South Dallas Megachurch Denied by Dallas City Council 

By April Towery / January 2, 2024 /

The final Dallas City Council meeting of 2023 was a long one, and a rezoning request for a Dallas megachurch got lost in the shuffle amidst hours of debate over daycare facilities and permitting fees.  The discussion about Watermark Community Church only lasted about 20 minutes during the Dec. 13 council meeting. Dallas elected officials…