City Hall neglect a disgrace
Re: “Save it or tear it down? Debate over the future of City Hall begins as repair costs could hit $100 million,” Sunday news story.
It is an absolute disgrace that such a modern, beautiful building like Dallas City Hall, designed by one of the world’s greatest architects, should be in such a state of disrepair that it is cheaper to tear it down than to fix its structural problems.
There are cathedrals in Europe, still standing, that are over 1,000 years old that were built without the advanced technology and materials that the builders of our municipal headquarters had just 47 years ago.
I do not know of any other conclusion to be drawn from this except that, rather than spend money on routine maintenance over the years, our city leaders have chosen to wait until massive repairs are needed, and then scamper around trying to raise the money.
Anyone who has owned any property, whether it is a car, a house or a lawnmower, knows that it is cheaper to maintain something than to repair it. Unfortunately, at this point, the building needs to be torn down before it collapses on people.
Alan Kazdoy, Far North Dallas
Dallas’ latest boondoggles
Re: “This city building is for sale. Interested? Granted, the would-be permitting building is uninhabitable. But what a deal!” by Robert Wilonsky, Monday Opinion.
Another excellent column by Wilonsky regarding one of the city of Dallas’ latest boondoggles — the city-owned building at 7800 N. Stemmons Freeway. This is just the latest of many pieces you have published which highlight the incompetence and lack of accountability that the city is becoming notorious for.
Wilonsky concludes by stating, “And if they won’t take care of their own [insert endless expletives here], why should I trust them to take care of anything else in this city?” I couldn’t agree more.
Is it any wonder the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System fights to minimize the amount of control the city has over their pensions?
John D. Hancock, Denison
Texans are suffering
Re: “Texas on path to set U.S. mental health policy standard — State has invested in promising initiatives — from supporting first responders to studying dementia,
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