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Community development annual report highlights planning wins, code enforcement workload
Summary
City staff presented the community development department's annual report (part 1), highlighting designation of a national historic district, the mill site master plan nearing completion, growth in land‑use applications, code enforcement priorities (vegetation and vehicle issues), and staffing vacancies.
The Dallas Community Development Department presented its annual report (part 1) at the Jan. 21 work session, summarizing planning, code services and historic‑preservation activity during 2024 and outlining projects and staffing needs for 2025.
Charlie Mitchell, economic and community development director, told councilors the department’s notable achievements included the downtown designation as a National Historic District, launch of a voluntary business inventory and a business retention and expansion program, and near completion of the mill site master plan and the Lockrail master plan. Mitchell said the city is advancing design work for the 791 Main Street project (the former Bank of America site) and has begun an update to the transportation system…
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