DHL stands with its member organizations within the study area, the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League, the Kidd Springs Neighborhood Association, and the East Kessler Neighborhood Association, in supporting the use of Chapter 51, Article XIII of the city’s development in its entirety for the Oak Cliff Gateway study area (a roughly 800-acre area in [...]
DHL is pleased to announce the event information for our winter social! To avoid potential scheduling conflicts around Thanksgiving, the event will be held on Thursday, December 8th, from 6pm – 8pm. The event will take place at the wonderful restaurant Inforzato at 244 W. Davis St. in Oak Cliff. This year’s social will be [...]
At the October 26th meeting, the City Council will be voting to change the criteria for granting variances to businesses selling alcohol within 300 feet of protected uses such as schools, churches, and hospitals. The current rules allow a variance to be granted for a general merchandise or food store over 50,000 square feet. The [...]
Thursday, September 22nd is our next member educational event. Rebecca Rasor, director of the City of Dallas’ Trinity River Project Department, and the volunteer group Groundwork Dallas will be highlighting the progress made in turning the Trinity River from an underutilized barrier to a regional recreational asset. The main focus will be on how the [...]
The 13th Annual Neighborhood Leadership Boot Camp was a great success, thanks to your support! Attendance was good, and the donations we received allowed us to completely cover the event expenses. According to the evaluations, the Boot Camp was universally praised for its speakers, set up, and the opportunity to network with other neighborhood leaders. [...]
PARKING Parking is not available inside the city hall garage this year, due to security restrictions put in place at the start of 2011. Instead, 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. If [...]
The agenda for the 13th Annual DHL Neighborhood Leaders Boot Camp is now available here! Highlights include: Mayor Rawlings as our keynote speaker in his first address to Dallas neighborhoods since the election! Councilmember Angela Hunt speaking on Dallas’ transformative new bike plan! How to Handle a Zoning Case – back by popular demand! Plus [...]
The city’s proposed budget is now located here on their website. After several years of decreasing service levels, Dallas’ economy has finally stabilized enough to maintain the city’s budget at a level that is actually slightly higher than the previous year. This is also due in part to a 4.5% decrease in debt service payments [...]
Pre-registration is now available for DHL’s 13th Annual Neighborhood Leadership Boot Camp! It will be held August 20th from 9am-noon at Dallas City Hall. Check-in and on-site registration will begin at 8:15am. The cost is $10 for the first member of an association, and $5 for each additional member. Discounts and/or scholarships are available for [...]
DHL members are encouraged to attend the annual membership meeting on June 23rd from 7pm-9pm! The meeting will be held at in Community Room B at the Central Market located at 5750 E. Lovers Ln. (SE corner of Lovers and Greenville). A wide-variety of prepared food will be available for purchase from Central Market’s extensive [...]
