Eric Johnson
Mayor Eric Johnson and City Manager Kimberly Tolbert are in New York City for a two-day corporate recruitment effort, leading a business delegation to sell the Dallas Y’all Street brand in the financial capital of the world. On Monday, Johnson rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to mark the occasion, signaling…
The Save City Hall camp may have scored a bit of a PR victory at the city manager’s expense this past week, with a recent revelation purportedly bolstering their argument that officials have been less than transparent about plans for 1500 Marilla St. Before getting into that, though, it’s worth checking out Mayor Eric Johnson’s…
In a sign that tensions may continue to rise as officials debate whether to relocate Dallas City Hall, a city council member is pointing to a past legal settlement involving AECOM, the firm that helped produce the building’s property condition assessment. Council Member Cara Mendelsohn (District 12) shared yesterday a 2023 Dallas Morning News article…
Members of the Dallas City Council remain divided over the fate of City Hall and are pressing their respective cases as to the integrity of the process underlying staff’s efforts to explore relocation and redevelopment options. On Sunday, Mayor Eric Johnson offered his most forceful response to those who have been speculating that officials and…
The Dallas City Council voted 9-6 to scale back a proposal that would have pursued relocating City Hall, instead directing city staff to further study both repair and relocation options for the downtown building after a property assessment estimated renovation costs at roughly $1 billion. Council members heard updates from staff on the controversial property…
