1/17/24

  • A Better Metroplex: MCBA Wants You to Be a Part of It

  • Communities Thrive By Embracing Growth and Opportunity

  • Zoning, Entitlements & Building Codes Should Be Simple to Understand and Equally Enforced

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Communities Thrive By Embracing Growth and Opportunity


Despite a rocky "soft launch," more than 1 million students and families have filled out the new FAFSA, according to the Department of Education.


However, it is still unclear when schools will receive each applicant’s information, potentially delaying college award letters and the decision deadline this spring.


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Zoning, Entitlements & Building Codes Should Be Simple to Understand and Equally Enforced


After an hours long debate that lasted well into Wednesday night, Dallas city council members voted 12-3 to use a zoning ordinance to deal with short-term rental issues.


The newly adopted ordinance will try to regulate STRs by outlawing the properties from single-family zoned areas in the city. Proponents call this the KISS option — or “keep it simple solution.”


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