City of Dallas questions $14 million purchase of now-vacant building permit office

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The 11-story office tower bought for $14 million now sits unused by the city of Dallas. Now, the city is seeking outside help to figure out who was involved in the purchase, how much money the city has spent and how much more it will cost to bring the building into compliance.

In the ongoing saga over the city of Dallas ’ permit office that had to close down due to code violations, a new memo shows the city is looking to pay more money to fix the $14 million mistake.The Dallas City Council is hiring outside help to figure out what went wrong with the purchase and move-in of the now-vacant building and what the city needs to do next.

"Some members on the fifth floor were starting to wander around even though we sent communications to please stay on your floor. They didn't," he said.Another city official admitted that important reviews did not happen. "There's been confusion," a city administrator admitted. "We hold ourselves accountable for that confusion and those delays.

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