Dallas City Council

Resource Center of Dallas Breaks Ground on Oak Lawn Place, North Texas’ First Affordable Housing For LGBTQIA+ Senior Citizens

By April Towery / June 1, 2023 /

Pride Month kicks off today, and the new housing development Oak Lawn Place is giving Dallas residents something to celebrate.  Construction is underway for Oak Lawn Place, a 100-percent affordable, $31 million housing development offering services to the senior-citizen LGBTQIA+ community and those affected by HIV and AIDS. It’s the first affordable housing development of its…

Housing Issues Are a Priority For Dallas City Council Ahead of The 2024 Bond Election

By April Towery / May 19, 2023 /

Project selection is underway for Dallas’ 2024 bond election and city leaders are setting their sights on how far they can make $1 billion go toward streets, parks, storm drainage, economic development, housing, and critical facilities. Individual departments have proposed about $150 million for housing, $100 million for economic development, and $35 million for homeless solutions. …

Dallas City Council Set to Vote on Interstate 345 Resolution Later This Month

By April Towery / May 11, 2023 /

Traffic on Interstate 345 is expected to increase to 206,000 vehicles per day in the next two decades, prompting Dallas residents and public officials to gather earlier this week for a discussion on proposed future options.  Interstate 345 is a 1.4-mile elevated, six-lane structure built in 1973. It connects North and South Dallas between Interstate…

Cypress Creek at Forest Lane Project Inches Forward With Council Vote Set June 14

By April Towery / May 11, 2023 /

The Dallas City Council on Wednesday authorized City Manager T.C. Broadnax to move forward with closing and land acquisition for the Cypress Creek at Forest Lane project in the Lake Highlands area, while remanding a lease agreement to the Housing Committee for consideration May 22. Following a lengthy debate over racial equity, legal ramifications, and…

Dallas is Cooperating With Federal And State Authorities to Address Ransomware Attack

By April Towery / May 8, 2023 /

Dallas Chief Information Officer Bill Zielinski updated the City Council’s Public Safety Committee Monday on a May 3 ransomware attack that shut down city websites, including police dispatch and permitting functions, last week.  Zielinski said he and his staff are working with federal and state authorities to determine whether any personal information has been acquired…