MCBA Members Are Committed to Helping Those in Need
Dallas wants $4.1 million next year to address homeless encampments, which includes razing, cleaning, and fencing key areas, according to City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s budget proposal that City Council will tackle this month.
The city plans to spend $1.5 million on decommissioning homelessness encampments, and another $1.5 million on building fences to keep homeless individuals out of encampment-prone areas, like highway overpasses and bridges. It will also budget $1.1 million for the “cleaning” of encampments.
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High Crime Equals High Over Policing
If everything goes according to City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s budget plans, Dallas could hire more police and firefighters, city employees could see a pay bump and senior citizens could see an increase in their property tax exemption in 2023–24.
The total proposed budget is $4.63 billion.
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