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Budget season came to a close early Thursday morning with the Dallas City Council adopting its biggest budget yet while still managing to deliver some property tax relief. A majority of council members supported a $5.2 billion spending plan. The vote passed 11-3, with Mayor Eric Johnson and Council Members Jesse Moreno (District 2) and…
A dramatic headline that has since been changed by the publication that published it has put a spotlight on the Dallas Park & Recreation Board’s recommendation to phase out the city’s nine aging community pools as part of a spending cut package requested by the city manager’s office. DPR has to come up with $3…
Lots of things are cooking at Dallas City Hall, not least of which is the coming fiscal year’s budget. Sick of hearing about it yet? Well, there’s only another five weeks or so to go. Speaking of the budget, a touchstone of the city manager’s fiscal plan is efficiency in the delivery of services. We’ll…
From a long-awaited demolition to the partial reopening of the Dallas Municipal Court, staff at City Hall have been busy trying to address problems and plan for the ones to come this past week. Mayor Eric Johnson also made his first committee assignments in light of the impending special legislative session. He appointed Council Member…
Finding a home under a $400,000 budget can be done. Finding a home under $400,000 that’s a new build — now that can be a challenge. CandysDirt.com has done the leg work finding a new home, under $400,000, with some bells and whistles. Take a look at 2803 Ross Ave. in Fort Worth. This new…
