The Dallas City Council approved an operator for a long-awaited permanent supportive housing effort in North Oak Cliff.
District 1 Councilmember Chad West said Wednesday marked a big moment for a building the city purchased in 2020 and has spent more than four years engaging with neighbors and working to find an operator.
“I get really frustrated when people say we have to do something and then a plan comes up on how to house people, how to make the situation better and people don’t want it,” Wells told NBC 5. “I just felt like I had to come down and voice my opinion and say ‘These are real people out there.’”In other items, the Dallas City Council voted to delay any approval of amendments to the city’s charter until their August 14 meeting.
It’s unclear if amendments centering around increasing councilmembers' pay, changing council elections from 2-year to 4-year terms and legalization of marijuana have enough council support to be forwarded to voters later this summer.A push by District 7 councilmember Adam Bazaldua to outlaw the horse-drawn carriage business in Dallas did not get a full council vote.
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