Cara Mendelsohn
Lest we be accused of burying the lead, nobody got fired (yet) and an audit of what exactly went down at the City of Dallas’ Development Services Department’s new office building is imminent. Dallas City Council members convened Thursday as the Ad Hoc Committee on General Investigating and Ethics to discuss the building at 7800…
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Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Carolyn King Arnold has championed for-sale single-family housing in The Bottom District, but she spearheaded an effort last week to deny $3 million in federal grant funds for Texas Heavenly Homes, citing public safety and legal concerns. It didn’t take much convincing for other elected officials to join Arnold in her…
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An old court building, a pair of libraries, an auto pound, and an airport are among the city-owned properties that could be developed or redeveloped pending appraisals and investor interest, officials said Wednesday during a brief meeting of the Dallas City Council’s Government Performance and Financial Management Committee. The properties under review, according to an…
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It’s been a long road to procure more than 800 projects for a $1.25 billion bond election, and a final judgment will be made at the polls on May 4. Early voting on the Dallas bond election begins Monday and runs through April 30. CandysDirt.com has covered the 2024 bond election extensively, particularly how the…
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By Cara Mendelsohn District 12 Dallas City Councilmember Early voting for the Dallas Bond 2024 starts next week, Monday, April 22, running through April 30. Election day is May 4th. There are ten propositions, or topics, and you can vote “for” or “against” each one. Together, the amounts of each proposition total $1.25 billion dollars.…
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