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The city is hosting a series of public meetings next week to gather input from city residents about recommendations to make the city’s housing policies fairer and address decades of unequal development.
Many people in the line for water said they had severe pipe problems at home.
“We had a pipe that broke in the front yard, so we have the water main cut off and we don t have the money to fix it now,” said resident Deborah Moore.
A $2 million emergency home repair program is on the Dallas City Council Agenda Wednesday to supply grants of up to $10,000 per home.
The combination of extreme cold weather with unexpected power failures produced unprecedented complications.
“This was a situation where none of us could say we were prepared. But that s what we have to do in city government. We have to step up and fill gaps,” Johnson said.
Genesis Women's Shelter, the Family Place, and other nonprofits have burst pipes and extensive flood damage. Their evacuated residents need immediate assistance.