Dallas City Council approves tax and improvement district measures
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The council approved the 2025-26 property tax proposal process, several public improvement district levies, and a wide set of contracts and ordinances covering streets, drainage, water utilities, parks, and city services. It also approved zoning changes, advanced budget and redevelopment actions, and set a public hearing on the proposed tax rate.
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What this means
Residents will see the city move forward with a proposed property tax rate of $0.6997 per $100 valuation for the 2025-26 fiscal year, subject to the remaining budget process. The council also approved annual service and assessment plans for multiple public improvement districts, which fund extra services in those areas through special assessments on property. Several infrastructure contracts were approved for street signals, flood control, drainage, and water system work, along with ordinances that update construction-code rules and zoning in selected areas.
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- Approved the 2025-26 budget public hearing process and moved forward with a proposed property tax rate of $0.6997 per $100 valuation; a related motion to set a lower no-new-revenue rate failed on record vote.
- Approved annual service plans and assessment levies for multiple public improvement districts, including Downtown, Tourism, Deep Ellum, Far East Dallas, Klyde Warren Park/Dallas Arts District, Knox Street, Lake Highlands, Midtown, North Lake Highlands, Oak Lawn-Hi Line, Prestonwood, RedBird, South Side, University Crossing, and Uptown.
- Adopted ordinances updating construction-code procedures for certain multifamily, small-lot, and county-owned building projects.
- Approved major infrastructure and utility actions, including traffic-signal reconstruction, flood and erosion control engineering, water plant testing services, and a condemnation action for the Dallas Floodway Extension Project.
- Approved an economic development incentive package for Scotiabank tied to a new regional office at 2601 Victory Avenue, including a tax abatement and Chapter 380 grant not to exceed $2.7 million.
- Deferred the PepsiCo beverage services contract to the September 10, 2025 voting agenda.
- Discharged Inspector General Timothy J. Menke effective September 26, 2025 and renamed two City Council committees in the Rules of Procedure.
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