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Dallas city manager candidates outline infrastructure plans: 'Clean Sweep,' bonds and capital planning

City of Dallas · January 11, 2025
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Summary

At a community forum, all three Dallas city manager finalists discussed approaches to public works and infrastructure: a 'Clean Sweep' maintenance program and a $40 million water access investment (Tolbert), data-driven efficiencies (Lara), and multi-year capital plans and bond financing (Johnson).

Dallas city manager finalists sketched different but overlapping approaches to public works during a community meet-and-greet at the Frist Recreation Center.

Kim Tolbert said the city combined public works and transportation under one director to improve accountability and introduced a maintenance initiative she called "Clean Sweep," a program the city intends to publicize and fund. She also said city officials identified 49 areas where residents lacked water connections and…

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