The Dallas City Council approved a new budget for the next year after another round of strong debate. The vote was 10 to 5, with the mayor on the loosing side of a push for a larger property tax rate reduction. NBC 5’s Ken Kalthoff reports the vote came after many hours fighting over a historic theater.
floor space used by the Dallas Office of Arts and Culture has 30 employees but space for only 19.
City employees working in the building must also pay for expensive downtown parking if they choose to use cars for transportation or walk a long way to free parking lots. He was among the council members voting against an amendment to block $190,000 in the $4.6 billion budget for Office of Arts and Culture office improvement.“We’re going to sit here and talk for a couple of hours about $190,000? This is insane,” Bazaldua said.
“Coming back from Covid, I know arts have struggled with that, and every dollar we can find for artists and for grants, I want to push out there versus an office move,” Councilman Chad West said.“I don’t have a district office. I go to coffee shops, gas stations, that’s where I hang out,” Council Member Gay Donnell Willis said. “This set off alarm bells, and I think that’s why what was in the book has shifted.
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