Cara Mendelsohn
It was evident months ago when Dallas Area Rapid Transit officials began arguing with Dallas City Council members over how much excess sales tax revenue was due the municipality that the discussion wasn’t going to end well. The matter went into mediation and an agreement was reached that the city would receive significantly less than…
Street and drainage projects aren’t sexy, Dallas leaders can agree, but they’re prepared to give the people what they need in the $1 billion 2024 bond election next May. The Dallas City Council heard from a small sample of residents (about 100 per each of the 14 council districts) in a community survey that infrastructure…
The proposed City of Dallas budget won’t be unveiled until Aug. 8, but a 72-page Dallas City Council presentation is giving penny-pinching taxpayers plenty to digest in the interim. Chief Financial Officer Jack Ireland reviewed the 2023-24 and 2024-25 budget and responded to general questions during a June 21 briefing. The City Council adopted a…
Infrastructure and crime prevention are the priorities among a small percentage of Dallas residents who responded to a 2023 community survey, city officials said Wednesday. A decrease in local satisfaction was reported in access to quality affordable housing, but the matter — while charting high in cities nationwide — did not make the top three…
The Dallas Inspector General wants to make it easier to file charges against city officials, and some council members don’t like it. The Dallas City Council was briefed on several amendments to the Dallas Code of Ethics on Wednesday. The updates included changes in language and definitions governing things like conflicts of interest, campaign activities,…
