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Preston Center Garage: It Gets Worse

By Jon Anderson / July 6, 2020 /

We’re not surprised to see more pigs at the trough of the Preston Center Garage plan, as the greed is expected, though not astonishing. Last week I wrote about the final Preston Center Garage plan delivered to the city by Walker Consultants and the later filing by Robert Dozier’s Ramrock Real Estate LLC. As a…

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City Being Bamboozled By Preston Center Landowners

By Jon Anderson / July 1, 2020 /

As April Fools’ jokes, I’ve written about the Crespi estate becoming a Costco, a green high-rise with dirt floors for farming, and this year’s tram system running along Turtle Creek. You might think this column is also a “gotcha.” But, it ain’t April. Yesterday I wrote about the city’s final report concerning options for the…

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Breaking: Jennifer Gates Will Motion to Delay Skybridge Decision Until November

By Candy Evans / June 17, 2015 /

As you know, today the Dallas City Council was to discuss and vote on the proposed skybridge at Preston Center at 1:00 pm. I’ve just received word from Councilwoman Jennifer Gates that she plans to file a motion to delay the debate until November: I would like to share with you the motion I plan…

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Preston Center Task Force: A Meeting Molly Ivins Would Love

By Jon Anderson / April 28, 2015 /

Monday evening saw the latest installment of Councilwoman Jennifer Gates’ Preston Road and Northwest Highway Task Force Meetings. It renewed my belief that the only thing missing from Texas politics are footlights. Molly would have been in hog heaven (versus the real one she’s in now). I’d describe many of the attendees as being Republican…

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