After some heated debate, the Dallas City Council approved a housing policy Wednesday aimed at addressing longtime racial disparities that have persisted...
The policy will also guide the city in prioritizing investments in infrastructure in specific areas through an ongoing community engagement process.Under the new policy, the housing department will develop a six- to 12-month implementation plan, establish an advisory housing task force, and report on progress to the city’s housing and homelessness solutions committee every six months.
“I think this process has really re-established a lot of trust with communities that had developed a lack of trust” following decades of communities of color feeling neglected and harmed by their government, Thomas said. “To build upon that trust, we definitely need to include a dashboard that will be available for the community.”
“This is one of the most important projects and policies that we can take as leaders, because it’s addressing an issue that we’ve been talking about for a long time. … This gives us a very clear North Star and a direction to move in,” council member Jaynie Schultz said. “What this policy will do will help us channel those efforts to targeted areas so that, when you look at revitalization, you can actually see that we didn’t just do a project in an area, we did lots of different activities,” Noguera said.
Mendelsohn said the policy places too much emphasis on multifamily development and not enough on homeownership. Broadnax said that exclusionary zoning practices have prevented multifamily developments in specific areas. Mendelsohn objected to the characterization that Far North Dallas lacks enough affordable housing.
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