Posts Tagged ‘Government’
By Bruce Felps Tomorrow’s Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce luncheon features guest speaker Jeb Hensarling. The U.S. congressman shares the spotlight with this year’s Greater East Dallas Business Awards ceremony.
By Bruce Felps Public school, of course, starts Monday and the weekend for more than a few families of school-aged kids might be packed with last minute shopping excursions for class supplies and clothes. Good news on that front, in case you didn’t know, is that this weekend, Aug 19-21, is the sales-tax-less shopping weekend, [...]
Community Contribution Rep. Kenneth Sheets, R-Dallas representing House District 107, invites members of the East Dallas community to attend a back-to-school ice cream social and school supply drive next weekend. The event takes place from noon-2:30 p.m., Aug. 20, at the Big Thicket near White Rock Lake.
By Bruce Felps City Manager Mary Suhm put together a proposed budget for fiscal 2011-12, which goes to a City Council vote in September. In the meantime, Council representatives will host a series of town hall meetings to explain and gather citizens’ input on the budget. Meetings in the East Dallas area include:
By Bruce Felps The city faces yet another budget shortfall for the 2012 fiscal year and city officials, particularly City Manger Mary Suhm, are looking for ways to trim expenses. In a memo dated Jul 15 to the mayor and City Council, Suhm addressed some questions posed during a June budget workshop. One question pertained [...]
Community Contribution State Rep. Kenneth Sheets, a member of the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands, addressed the club at its regular Friday breakfast meeting on July 22. He provided an interesting and informative review of the activities of the Texas Legislature in its recently completed 82nd Regular Legislative Session and Special Session. Sheets first discussed [...]
By Bruce Felps Nancy Visser over at the Dallas Morning News East Dallas blog reported today that the proposed bowling alley-bar-restaurant for Lowest Greenville Avenue remains a viable prospect. The attorney for Madison Partners, the developers of the property, said they would appeal to City Council to approve the necessary special use permit required to [...]
By Bruce Felps Some things in life happen and you instantly know, “Oh, that can’t be good.” A few days ago, the postal person made a special delivery to my house, one that required a signature, and he did so with a look of pity in his eyes. I received a certified letter from the [...]
By Bruce Felps Unfair Park has a bit more today on the proposed bowling alley for Lower Greenville Avenue. It goes back to the City Plan Commission this week, after the board delayed its initial hearing until Thursday before moving it along to City Council.
By Marcus McCue, vice president of Guardian Mortgage Co. Inc. In the past few years, many consumers have paid dearly for what they did not know about the mortgage industry. There are new rules designed to protect consumers that you need to know about even if this is not your first home buying experience. Regulations [...]
