District 13 City Council member Gay Donnell Willis faces former real estate agent Priscilla Shacklett in her bid for re-election.
“Right now District 13 residents are very concerned about accelerated crime levels especially over the past two years,” Shacklett told. She also told the publication that if she’s elected she’ll allocate funds to DPD so the department can meet the paygrade of other cities, and provide sign-on and retention bonuses. She also thinks school safety and removing the homeless from the streets needs to be more of a priority in District 13, and that panhandling should be illegal.
Before her election in 2021, Willis served on city of Dallas and Dallas Independent School District bond committees, and was a member of the Vickery Meadow Tax Increment Financing district board of directors. Willis is also a former president and CEO of the Turtle Creek Conservancy, which works to preserve green space in the city.
Willis said her office, city staff and DPD have organized meetings with owners of apartment complexes to let them know about different code requirements, crime deterrents and the penalties for habitual nuisances on their properties. Echoing recent comments by DPD Chief Eddie Garcia, Willis said “You can’t take your foot off the gas with regard to public safety. So, maintaining that role as one of the safest districts in the city is certainly something that will always have my attention.”On short-term rentals, Willis said some people are concerned that regulating them could diminish people’s property rights. But she said she doesn’t think they should be allowed in single-family neighborhoods.
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