Dallas City Council
A lot happened at Dallas City Hall in 2022 — some good and some that led us to shake our heads and say, “Sounds like a 2023 problem.” We at CandysDirt.com were challenged in narrowing it down to the biggest eight stories to come out of Dallas City Hall this year. City Manager T.C. Broadnax…
Now that the City Plan Commission has voted to define short-term rentals as a lodging use, what exactly does that mean for the future of these properties? At first glance, it means simply that the CPC, a recommending body appointed by the 14 Dallas City Council members, agreed to define short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs,…
Four housing developments were approved this week under the Public Facility Corporation financing structure, lauded by Dallas City Council members as a mechanism for providing affordable homes for the city’s workforce. “Is there any other way we’re getting affordable housing? Are developers building it for free?” District 1 Councilman Chad West asked. Assistant Director of…
When it comes to housing the homeless, Dallas County and the City of Dallas are putting their money where their mouths are and bringing more housing units to the area. Officials have issued a request for proposals on the remodel of a former extended-stay hotel. The project, which uses bond funds and federal money from…
Creating infrastructure for housing and commercial development, and providing fast and simple tax abatements to incentivize businesses emerged as priorities during a Dallas City Council discussion on the city’s economic development policy last week. The city council is set to adopt revisions to the 2021 economic development policy at a Dec. 14 meeting. This year…
