Cara Mendelsohn
Dallas officials confirmed Tuesday that a developer is interested in purchasing 313 acres in Hutchins currently owned by Dallas Water Utilities. In a meeting of the Dallas City Council’s Government Performance and Financial Management Committee, Assistant City Manager Robert Perez dodged questions about an offer and declined to name the interested developer. City Hall insiders…
The Dallas Economic Development Corporation will conduct an investigation and evaluation to determine why city employees moved into a building on Stemmons Freeway that wasn’t up to code and did not have proper permits. In a memorandum filed Friday by Interim Assistant City Manager Robin Bentley, the Dallas mayor and City Council were advised that…
And so it begins. The Dallas City Council got a first look at the process of preparing the 2024-25 and 2025-26 biennial budget on Wednesday and was advised of a looming $38 million shortfall. Interim City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert introduced the May 15 budget briefing. “As a result of revenue limits and increased expense…
Dallas leaders are stepping up their game when it comes to removing unsheltered residents from city streets, but not everyone is satisfied with a proposed approach to create alternative options, which could pull funding from what proponents say is a proven, successful Housing Forward model. Members of the Dallas City Council’s Housing and Homeless Solutions…
Last week’s meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on General Investigating and Ethics proved that District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn is not suffering fools. That somebody messed up by allowing employees to work for four months in a building that didn’t have permits and wasn’t up to code is an accusation she takes seriously. As…
