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Dallas City Council Sets Goals For 2023; Public Safety And Housing Are Among Top Priorities

By April Towery / April 6, 2023 /

Twelve of the 14 Dallas City Council members are vying to hold onto their seats in the May 6 election, but Wednesday offered a rare opportunity for the group to set goals and talk about the future away from the horseshoe and a large public audience.  A “Vision Alignment Session” was held at Thanks-Giving Square,…

Timeline Accelerates to Bring Water And Wastewater Utilities to Dallas’ ‘Unserved Areas’

By April Towery / January 20, 2023 /

In areas long served by wells and septic tanks, the promise of access to city utilities has been just out of reach. However, that could change — and fast — as the City of Dallas moves aggressively to bring water and sewer service to these areas. In a Wednesday briefing, Dallas Water Utilities Director Terry…

Dallas Leaders Tasked With Tackling Comprehensive Housing Policy ‘One Bite at a Time’ 

By April Towery / January 10, 2023 /

Dallas leaders are restructuring the city’s housing policy while weaving in facets of the Racial Equity Plan, and the process has been likened to eating an elephant one bite at a time.  Officials discussed during a Dec. 13 Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee meeting what’s being done to revise the existing policy and how it…

Hensley Field Master Plan Calls For More Than 5,700 New Housing Units in District 3

By April Towery / January 6, 2023 /

In the final Dallas City Council meeting of 2022, elected officials donned ugly holiday sweaters and approved the master plan for a project that could provide much-needed homes, businesses, and transportation connections for District 3.  District 3 Councilman Casey Thomas called the Hensley Field Master Plan his “legacy project” and said it will be a…

A Tale of 14 Districts: Equity in Infrastructure is Contentious Among Dallas City Council Members

By April Towery / December 21, 2022 /

As the Dallas City Council attempts to allocate funding based on racial equity and historically underserved areas, the city’s downtown is last on the list when it comes to pavement condition, council members pointed out during a recent briefing.  Maneuvering the roads in District 14 is like driving around in a third-world country, according to…