Jennifer Gates
Following a lively discussion Jan. 25, Dallas City Council members adopted an amended economic development policy and incentive framework in an effort to recruit and retain businesses. The Economic Development Policy was drafted in 2021, with updates proposed late last year. The changes approved Wednesday communicate the city’s priority areas for development by establishing zones…
Read MoreCreating 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…
Read MoreAfter months of deadlines missed, at noon Wednesday, the Parks Department ceased negotiations with Donnie Nelson’s Reverchon Park Sports and Entertainment LLC. “Negotiation” isn’t the correct word as it conjures two sides working on a deal – a stage this deal never seemed to arrive at. City attorneys are saying the next steps for the…
Read MoreSome city council districts so rarely make the news, I wonder what their representatives get up to all day. Some, like Oak Lawn’s District 14 are top-heavy with an unending train of development-related decisions and brouhahas. But my old District 13 has had more than its share. It’s flooded, lost electricity for days, been gassed…
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