Affordable housing
Dallas voters will decide Saturday on the biggest bond package in city history, a $1.25 billion measure that pledges funds for parks, streets, storm drainage, economic development, homelessness, housing, and more. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Find your polling place here. Ten Bond Propositions A bond brochure distributed by…
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Adam Lamont is a pretty normal guy. He moved to Dallas in 2017 to work on U.S. Rep. Collin Allred’s Congressional campaign and rented an apartment with a roommate. When he got married in 2021 he moved into his wife DeDe’s Chimney Hill townhome near Lake Highlands. He teaches math and coaches sports at a…
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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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Dallas voters will begin casting early ballots next week in a $1.25 billion bond election to address, among other things, affordable housing options and homelessness. Out west, city leaders are kicking around a Fort Worth bond election to address a similar crisis in Cowtown. Relying on private investors to create affordable housing has been the…
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A well-known housing advocate is taking her talents to Dallas Habitat for Humanity. Ashley Brundage takes the reins May 13 as the organization’s chief executive officer. Brundage has worked for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas for almost two decades and most recently made headlines as the founding board chair of Dallas Housing Coalition, which fought…
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