Saturday is an important day for Dallas, as it is the final day to vote in your new City Council. Redistricting and the lack of incumbents in some races (and two incumbents in the unique District One race), plus several important issues that will be facing the newly elected council are all combing to make [...]
DHL is pleased to announce two council candidate forums this month! They will be for District 2 and District 14, and will both be focused on issues that are particularly important to Dallas residents. The first forum will be for District 14. The forum is sponsored by eleven neighborhood-oriented organizations which represent 7,000+ households in District [...]
After an hour and a half of public comment before a packed council chamber, this afternoon the CPC again, and for the last time, voted to deny granting the three special use permits to Trinity East Energy that would have allowed them to conduct gas well drilling on city parkland. The 8-7 vote was as [...]
The City Plan Commission will once again take up the matter of Trinity East Energy’s special use permits for gas drilling on Thursday the 21st at 1pm. This vote is important because it will determine whether the permits will need a majority or supermajority vote for approval once the decision reaches the City Council. A [...]
On Thursday, the City Plan Commission voted to hold the matter of Trinity East Energy’s special permits for gas well drilling open until the March 21st meeting, effectively throwing the ball to the City Council to provide direction in an increasingly contentious matter. Although the vote was newsworthy, it was overshadowed by allegations of violations [...]
In a disappointing turnabout from their prior decision, on January 10th the City Plan Commission voted 6-5 (with three members absent) to reconsider granting a special use drilling permit to Trinity East. The CPC had previously denied the permit in December. The permit would allow not only drilling at the site, but also compressors and industrial [...]
Again this year we will be at Inforzato’s Italian Cafe for food and fellowship. Join us as we visit with old friends and make new ones. Neighborhoods that are not currently DHL members can sign up, but membership is not required to attend. There is no cost, but donations towards the food and drink will [...]
The 14th Annual Neighborhood Leadership Boot Camp was a great success, thanks to your support! Attendance was good, and those who attended commented positively on the event. As always, we will be evauluating the feedback we received to make next year’s Boot Camp even better! Dallas Morning News [...]
PARKING DHL has reserved 160 metered parking spaces adjacent to city hall on Young St. and Ervay St. and the horseshoe parking lot on the south side of city hall. These meters will be hooded and attendees can park at them for free. If these spots are filled, there is additional paid parking available in [...]
For the 14th Annual DHL Neighborhood Leaders Boot Camp on August 25th we are happy to present another steller lineup of educational speakers and sessions! Don’t miss this unique once-a-year chance to get educated on civic matters and network with your fellow neighborhood leaders. For registration information, click here. For the full agenda, click here! [...]
