Adam Bazaldua
Voters will get the final say on a $443 million public safety bond package this November, but they won’t get the chance to decide on whether to borrow additional money to help repair Dallas City Hall. An attempt to add City Hall repair funding as a separate proposition became one of several flashpoints on Wednesday…
Officials are getting back into the groove of things at Dallas City Hall. Council members returned from their July recess last week to find some weighty decisions waiting for them, and the next several weeks promise plenty more debate over dollars, debt, and priorities. But amid the billion-dollar figures and looming budget fights, there were…
Non-uniform city workers in Dallas are about to get some unexpected time off, and it’s ruffling some feathers on the city council. Dallas employees will soon begin taking unpaid furlough days as City Manager Kimberly Tolbert moves to offset the year’s roughly $30 million budget shortfall. Under the plan announced last week, General Fund employees…
Dallas City Council voted Wednesday evening not to advance a proposed phased repair strategy for City Hall, instead directing the city manager to continue exploring relocation and redevelopment options. The motion was made by Council Member Chad West (District 1) after hours of impassioned public comment, closed session discussions about potential City Hall relocation sites,…
A state district judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Dallas officials from voting on a series of City Hall relocation and repair proposals, delaying a decision that could have significantly shaped the future of Dallas City Hall. During a special-called Wednesday meeting, council members were expected to either authorize the city manager to begin work on…
