Dallas City Council votes to explore new sites for City Hall
"Today, the Dallas City Council took another major step toward doing right by our taxpayers," Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said in a statement.
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"Today, the Dallas City Council took another major step toward doing right by our taxpayers," Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said in a statement.
Former mayor Tom Leppert agrees with the current mayor, Eric Johnson, that it would be much cheaper for taxpayers to move into another building downtown.
Dallas City Council will meet June 10 to consider several options, including relocating City Hall, approving repairs or pursuing redevelopment.
For the first time, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says he wants the city to move out of City Hall.
Submissions will be included in City Manager Kimberly Tolbert's May report to the City Council.
"I feel that we have had an extremely dishonest conversation with the public to this point."
The building would have to be vacated for five years while repairs are made.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said he wants to see all the facts before weighing in on what to do with City Hall.
In an exclusive interview this week the mayor said, "I've heard wildly different things about what the program does and how it operates."
It started with a "no" from Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux.
"I am NOT running for anything, and I will continue serving our great city as its mayor!" Johnson wrote on X.
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