Jesse Moreno
The Dallas City Council recently denied three zoning requests for duplexes in the Mount Auburn neighborhood, prompting a larger discussion on the need for self-determination in areas that have been threatened by what residents perceive as incompatible high-density development. Residents at the Jan. 8 council meeting who spoke out against duplexes in their neighborhood considered…
The City of Dallas wants to know what material was used to make the pipe that carries the water from a water main, under the yard, and to the faucets inside residences. Due to changes in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Improvements Rule, municipalities throughout the country, not just Dallas, need to complete…
Adding an affordability component to an existing multifamily development at 2929 Wycliff Ave. could have been an easy approval, as Dallas leaders have repeatedly acknowledged the need for more housing options. But after more than an hour of debate at a Dallas City Council meeting earlier this month, it became clear that elected officials aren’t…
An initiative to keep cyclists safer on Maple Avenue is drawing criticism from a group of business owners who say they were never notified about a proposed city plan to transform the busy thoroughfare from four lanes to two — cutting the corridor’s traffic and access to their businesses in half. As part of the…
The walls of 711 S. St. Paul will soon be tumbling down, and by all accounts, District 2 Dallas City Councilman Jesse Moreno couldn’t be happier. Moreno announced the sale of the former Family Gateway building — which was neglected by city staff and overrun by squatters and vandals — in an Oct. 25 press…
