City Council approved the plan last month, but doubts remain on how likely it is to be implemented.
City staff says it will need more hands on deck to implement the plan most effectively and help communities like Joppa .Dallas has become renowned for the speed of new development and regional growth, outgoing City Manager T.C. Broadnax said in a letter about the city’s. Building anew and putting value on the ground has captured attention and dominated the city’s story in recent times.
For years, West Dallas resident Ronnie Mestas has watched history be erased in his community. “We had buildings destroyed, bulldozed overnight,” he said. For example, a property formerly owned by the family of outlaw Clyde Barrow wasafter some residents tried saving it. “If you really want to tell the truth about history, there’s a good and a bad, and West Dallas had both,” Mestas said. “Of course, the first thing that pops up in everybody’s mind is Bonnie and Clyde.
Some of these goals pertain directly to the current historic preservation program in the city, while others define separate programs and activities to be taken on by various city departments that deal with cultural neighborhoods and recognition of underrepresented communities. Brown said additional staff, resources and participation from other departments will enable the city to act on historic preservation matters more effectively and quickly. But it’s uncertain whether staff will get these additional resources.said at a meeting last month that Dallas lacks the resources to carry out the plan. “We don’t have the budget to add in three additional staff in this area, and I’m not sure why it needs to be part of the plan,” she said.
Dallas also seeks to find ways to help preserve historic communities without historic structures attached to them.
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