Dallas City Council
It looks like the fight over Pepper Square will be going to trial in October, and developer Henry S Miller has tentatively agreed not to break ground on the project until then. SAVE Pepper Square Neighborhood Association filed a lawsuit last month seeking a temporary restraining order to keep the city from advancing the development…
Despite a city-imposed suspension of new real estate transactions, the Dallas City Council made two big deals on Wednesday — voting to sell a troubled office building on Stemmons Freeway and buy part of the old Dallas Morning News downtown campus for its convention center expansion. Council members voted 13-2 to authorize spending $51 million…
Residents Say Pepper Square Approval Violates ForwardDallas 2.0 The SAVE Pepper Square Neighborhood Coalition, a citizen action group fighting against high-density redevelopment at Preston and Beltline roads, is now suing Dallas officials and the respective developer, claiming last month’s rezoning runs counter to the city’s current comprehensive land use plan. According to a lawsuit filed…
Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert released a report on Friday detailing the city’s failures related to the infamous “Lemon on Stemmons” debacle. Tolbert said she wanted to get out in front of an upcoming report by the Office of the City Auditor and be open and transparent about the mistakes that led to many…
This week’s City Hall roundup is going to focus on the latest black eyes at the Dallas Department of Planning & Development, which handles permitting, zoning, urban design, and other development-related responsibilities. Staff at the department had a rough go of it last week when some of its costly blunders made headlines, earning the city…
