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Old 05-18-2017, 07:51 AM
 
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Old 05-18-2017, 08:06 AM
 
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Interesting that their suggestions for Dallas are:
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  • Invest in basic infrastructure improvements to strengthen neighborhoods.
  • Implement policies to reverse Dallas' entrenched poverty.
  • Improve the school system.
  • Attract economic development and training opportunities to southern Dallas.
  • Get more middle-class families to buy homes in the city.
While Dallas just recently punted on a bond vote to do just that, and the plan that will shore up the Police & Firefighter pension fund will take more money from Dallas general fund (that's where traffic/social services $$ come from) so Dallas can expect even slower improvements in those areas in the future. Or a property tax increase.

Meanwhile, every suburb that had a bond package, also for the things above, was able to get it passed in the recent election.

I personally kind of disagree that Dallas needs to work to attract economic development to southern Dallas. They need to keep attracting it to central Dallas, including downtown, and then south Dallas will follow along. Central Dallas is the area that would benefit most from infrastructure and school improvements.
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