Lake Highlands - Lakewood | October 2023

BY CECILIA LENZEN

program. The committee requested about $30 million specifically for District 9, which includes Lakewood and part of Lake Highlands, and about $10.9 million for District 10, which includes most of Lake Highlands. About $200 million was recommended for flood protection and storm drainage projects. The subcommittee requested $38.8 million for erosion control throughout the city, $91.7 million for upgrad- ing and replacing existing storm drainage lines, and $69.5 million to prevent flooding and relieve properties that habitually flood. What’s next The bond task force will continue to refine its recommendations through meetings scheduled through mid-November. The task force is scheduled to deliver a final report and list of recommendations to City Council in December. City Council could choose whether to send the bond package to voters in January. If approved, work on the projects would be completed over five years, according to the bond office’s website.

solutions • Flood protection and storm drainage • Parks and trails • Streets and transportation

Proposed Dallas bond allocations

The city of Dallas is facing a potential $1 billion bond election in May 2024. In their first list of recommendations, five bond subcommittees asked for nearly $1.8 billion for various projects related to critical facilities; economic development, housing and homelessness solutions; parks and trails; streets and transportation; and flood protection and storm drainage.

The critical facilities subcommittee recommended at least $224 million be allocated for library, critical facility, arts and culture, and public safety projects. Top projects in the Lake Highlands-Lakewood area include rehabilitating the Lakewood Library and maintaining the Bath House Cultural Center. For economic development, housing and home- less solutions, the subcommittee recommended an allocation of about $275 million with $80 million for homeownership development, $40 million for affordable housing preservation and $29 million for permanent supportive housing. The subcommittee for parks and trails recom- mended an allocation of nearly $400 million. The funding would be used for a variety of projects, such as building and renovating playgrounds and recreation centers, and acquiring new land. For streets and transportation, the subcommittee recommended about $675 million from the bond

Flood protection and storm drainage: $200M

Streets & transportation: $675M

Critical facilities: $224M

$1.8B

Economic devel- opment, housing & home- lessness solutions: $275M

Parks & trails: $400M

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