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Farmers Branch public commenter criticizes DART handling; council schedules closed executive session
Summary
A resident criticized the council's handling of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) discussions and urged placing DART items on a full council agenda. The council later announced a closed executive session to seek legal advice on DART and other matters and recessed to the city manager's office.
Rick Johnson, a Farmers Branch resident, used the meeting’s public‑comment period to criticize the City Council’s handling of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) discussions and study sessions, saying conversations that occur in study session are later posted on social media and create opportunities for "backdoor deals." "How about you just don't even have it anymore?" Johnson said, urging the council to pull DART from study…
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