Dallas City Council

Dallas, We Have a Plan: Zoning Could Get Easier And Faster, Says Director of Planning and Urban Design

By April Towery / August 31, 2022 /

Dallas leaders recently took on the tasks of overhauling a 35-year-old development code, drafting a comprehensive future land use map, and digitizing boxes of paper records. It’s a long, arduous process, but the end result will be well worth it, according to the city’s director of planning and urban design.  Julia Ryan has worked in…

Two Months After he Almost Got Fired, City Manager T.C. Broadnax Gets a Raise

By April Towery / August 24, 2022 /

Just a couple of months after it appeared Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s job was on the line, Dallas City Council members Wednesday affirmed his performance during an annual evaluation and offered a 3 percent raise to his $410,919 salary.  The vote was not unanimous. Mayor Eric Johnson and council members Paula Blackmon (District 9),…

Housing Infrastructure Could Get Hundreds of Millions In 2024 Bond Election, But What About Actual Houses?

By April Towery / August 24, 2022 /

The City of Dallas is proposing a $300 million investment into housing infrastructure over the next 10 years, officials announced during a presentation last week on the 2024 bond program.  The discussion sparked a lively debate about whether infrastructure translates to actual homes — and one Dallas developer told CandysDirt.com that the city could solve…

Ahead of Sept. 21 Deadline, Dallas Council Members Outline City Budget Priorities

By April Towery / August 19, 2022 /

Affordable housing, homeless solutions, transportation, public safety, and economic development are among the top priorities for Dallas City Council members during the budget cycle that should culminate with an adopted document Sept. 21.  Some council members also say they’re not locked into City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s recommended tax rate of 74.58 cents per $100 assessed…

Dallas Unveils $4.51 Billion Proposed Budget And ‘Reduced’ Property Tax Rate 

By April Towery / August 11, 2022 /

Dallas administrators reviewed Tuesday the city’s $4.51 billion proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The figure is based on a property tax rate of 74.58 cents per $100 assessed valuation, a reduction of about 2.75  cents from last year’s rate.  City Manager T.C. Broadnax said the proposed tax rate reduction represents the largest decrease…