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Resident urges caution and negotiation before Farmers Branch votes on DART withdrawal
Summary
Resident David Jones told council he experienced DART service directly, found it safe and clean, and urged the city to negotiate with DART leadership before treating a May 2026 referendum as a 'nuclear option' that would most affect low‑income residents.
David Jones, a Farmers Branch homeowner in District 5, used his allotted public comment time at the Dec. 9 meeting to urge council to pursue negotiation and better information from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority (DART) before finalizing plans for a May 2026 election on the city’s DART membership.
Jones described boarding the Green…
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