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Streets, Transportation Get Most Support in $1.25 Billion Dallas Bond Election 

By April Towery / May 6, 2024 /

Dallas voters sent a clear message by approving all 10 bond propositions on the May 4 ballot. They want to house the homeless and have upgraded libraries and arts and culture facilities. But most importantly, Dallasites want their roads fixed.  The Dallas bond election proposition that got the most votes was at the top of…

Ten Dallas Bond Propositions to be Decided Saturday, Housing Advocates Rally Support

By April Towery / May 2, 2024 /

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…

‘She’s a Force For Good’: Housing Advocate Ashley Brundage Tapped to Lead Dallas Habitat for Humanity

By April Towery / April 17, 2024 /

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…

Hunt Realty, Builders of Hope, And Ojala Partners Outline Barriers to Affordable Housing in Dallas 

By April Towery / October 24, 2023 /

The biggest obstacles to developing affordable housing in Dallas are money and bureaucracy, a panel of experts said during an Oct. 20 webinar.  Builders of Hope president and CEO James Armstrong, Hunt Realty developer KaDarius “KD” Smith, and Ojala Partners LP associate Kirk Presley served as panelists in a discussion hosted by Dallas Housing Coalition. …

Housing Advocates Weigh in on City Manager’s Recommended $4.63 Billion Budget 

By April Towery / August 7, 2023 /

Housing doesn’t typically get a massive piece of the pie in a municipal budget because a lot of dollars come from federal funds, grant programs, tax-increment financing districts, and other mechanisms already in place. Dallas, however, has made affordable housing a priority, and CandysDirt.com is taking a closer look to see if they’re putting their…