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Dallas City Council Adopts First Reading of $4.51 Billion Budget

By April Towery / September 8, 2022 /

The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to approve the first reading of a proposed $4.51 billion budget based on a property tax rate of 74.58 cents per $100 assessed valuation. A second reading of the budget, required by law, is set for Sept. 21. The 2023 fiscal year begins Oct. 1. The budget includes the following…

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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…

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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…

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NY Architect’s Ultraground Site Follows D-FW Zoning Meetings so You Don’t Have to

By April Towery / August 16, 2022 /

Frank Conrad can’t do anything to speed up the building permits or zoning applications at Dallas City Hall, but he can save time for those interested in local development. In February, the 28-year-old architect quit his job and began working in earnest on Ultraground, an incorporated business that monitors permit issuances, zoning boards, and planning…

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Candy Evans: Dallas City Hall Says a Property Tax Reduction is on The Table, But It’s Not The Tax Break You Think

By Candy Evans / August 8, 2022 /

I was in Nashville, Tennessee, recently, interviewing agents there as I perused their gorgeous property offerings. Found out a lot of people are choosing Nashville over Dallas (and Texas) as they relocate from either California, the Midwest, or the East Coast. Why? Tennessee property taxes are one-third of Texas’. And there is no state income…

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