Minutes before Wednesday turned into Thursday, these things happened at City Hall: Airbnbs were banned from single-family neighborhoods, the City Council accepted $90 million from Dallas Area Rapid Transit to fund various infrastructure improvements, the city got a new 282-acre park, a health clinic in South Dallas received public funding to get started on construction, and a contract was approved to overhaul the zoning code that governs what can be developed in Dallas.
Sheesh.
It was the last Dallas City Council meeting before its summer recess and this week’s inauguration of the new members after the May election. It was also a good reminder of why local government is so important. These are material changes to the city!
It’s Father’s Day, so I won’t keep you too long. The things I mentioned above are each worthy of their own space, and so you’ll find links to our coverage below.
Give the stories a read. Local government is important, and so is local news. Have a great weekend.
(And RIP Texas legend Big Pokey.)