Paul Ridley
Dallas continues to chip away at infrastructure needs, allocating $154 million this fiscal year to streets, sidewalks, alleys, and bridges. The Dallas Infrastructure Management Plan, now in its sixth year, evaluates maintenance needs for infrastructure projects outside of the bond program. During a Feb. 21 briefing, staff from the Dallas Public Works Department reviewed the…
On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council balked at allowing all daycare facilities in single-family neighborhoods “by right,” meaning residential neighborhood daycare businesses that care for more than 12 individuals at a time must still apply for a Specific Use Permit — an expensive process that can take up to a year to complete. The council…
The Dallas City Council talked briefly about the May bond election during a Wednesday council meeting, but not much has changed since elected officials agreed to an outline of allocations by category and doled out their preferences for $75 million in discretionary funds. The only point of clarification in Wednesday’s meeting was related to bond…
This coming February, the Dallas City Council will revisit requiring a Special Use Permit for neighborhood childcare facilities in single-family areas. A public hearing on the matter was held Dec. 13, at which council members heard from a few residents who don’t like the idea of businesses operating near their homes. Council members also heard…
A $500,000 skate park in the Glencoe Park neighborhood could appear on the 2024 bond election ballot, and strong opinions about the project have been fired from both sides of the issue. The big issue? The proposed Glencoe Skate Park is in the middle of a residential neighborhood. A large pro-skate community exists in Dallas,…
