Adam McGough
A controversial housing project inched forward Tuesday in a carefully-worded motion by the Dallas Public Facility Corp. Board of Directors. The Dallas PFC Board voted 8-3 to approve a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Sycamore Strategies “subject to indemnification by the [Dallas] City Council and research from corporate counsel that we will not take on…
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Less than three months have passed since residents in Dallas City Council District 10 rang in the new year, and in that time, three homicides, 349 assaults, and 274 thefts have occurred in the Lake Highlands area. The crime rates in almost all categories for District 10 are lower today than they were at this…
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Prior to a community meeting Saturday morning on the proposed Cypress Creek at Forest Lane Public Facility Corp. apartment project, a developer said to a reporter, “I don’t expect to accomplish anything. People aren’t coming here to have their minds changed.” It’s probably fair to say his expectations were met. Amid shouting about lies and…
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Northwood Estates Neighborhood Association members planned and advertised their regular business meeting for March 18 and invited developers with Sycamore Strategies to talk about a controversial proposed Public Facility Corporation project, Cypress Creek at Forest Lane. As the neighbors living nearest to the proposed apartment complex at 11520 North Central Expressway, NENA board president Traci…
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Two housing projects seeking funding through the Dallas Public Facility Corporation have drawn the ire of neighbors and City Council members alike. At a Tuesday meeting of the Dallas PFC Board of Directors, 11 residents raised concerns or outright opposed the controversial projects through which developers get a 75-year tax-free lease in exchange for providing…
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