T.C. Broadnax

HUD Funds Come up Once Again in Dallas City Council Budget Amendment Talks

By April Towery / May 4, 2023 /

The City of Dallas has about $32 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to spend this budget year. The HUD funds will go toward housing programs covered by the city’s Community Development Block Grant program and Home Investment Partnerships Program, among other initiatives.  City Council members were briefed Wednesday on how they…

Dallas Staff Continues Research on Short-Term Rentals, Item is Not on Wednesday’s Agenda

By April Towery / April 17, 2023 /

Below is a memo filed Friday, April 14, by Dallas Assistant City Manager Carl Simpson in response to questions that arose during a council briefing on short-term rentals held earlier this month. Following the April 4 council briefing, City Manager T.C. Broadnax said staff would research the matter and bring back more data for an…

Dallas City Council, Staff Spars Over ‘Not in My Backyard’ Mentality as Housing Policy Passes 12-2

By April Towery / April 12, 2023 /

On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council approved a 10-year housing policy over the objections of a council member who equated the lack of public engagement to “craziness” and pointed to flaws in the plan that she alleged exacerbate racial issues and ignore poverty.  The Dallas Housing Policy 2033 and a separate housing resource catalog replace…

Dallas’ 2024 Bond Program Tentatively Allocates $450 Million To Street Projects

By April Towery / March 6, 2023 /

Streets will take priority in the 2024 Dallas bond package, officials announced during a briefing last week.  Jennifer Nicewander, interim director of Bond and Construction Management, said the city is forecasting a $1 billion bond election, but needs totaling at least $14 billion have been identified.  Therefore, the City Council is tasked with prioritizing and…

Despite Opposition, Dallas is Paying $1M to Outsource Community Engagement, Historic Preservation Policy

By April Towery / February 21, 2023 /

The Dallas City Council approved a contract to pay HR&A Advisors $1.2 million to help with economic and historic preservation policies — services that District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn said city staff should be performing.  HR&A Advisors already earned $1 million to draft the city’s Economic Development Policy and will stay on for another year…