About 20 residents participated Wednesday in the first-ever town hall in Spanish at Dallas City Hall to voice concerns and offer feedback about a $1 billion...
Dallas resident Eustaquio Acosta alongside his son Sam put stickers where they think funding should be allocated during the first town hall at Dallas City Hall in Spanish on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.to voice concerns and offer feedback about a $1 billion infrastructure bond proposal to be put to voters in 2024.
“I was very surprised when they announced that the meeting was going to be in City Hall and all in Spanish,” said Juana Arévalo, a community leader from Pleasant Grove. “We have long fought and asked for this type of meeting. I am glad that finally, the city is listening to the Spanish-speaking residents.”District 5 council member Jaime Resendez fist bumps Fatima Ramirez of Dallas following her remarks Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 at Dallas City Hall.
“We need safe places for children to run and to be exposed to nature,” said Ramirez, a resident of District 5.spoke about the need for renovations at recreational centers and a need to create more accessibility to after school programs for children and teenagers who can’t pay for private classes. Nora Soto, from District 6 in the Bachman Lake area, said she is concerned about residents being charged to use the new aquatic center in the area. She said that families with multiple kids can’t afford the park.The City Council is tentatively scheduled to vote in January to approve the bond package and put it on the election ballot in May 2024.
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