Southern Dallas County Infrastructure Analysis

Through a partnership of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the Cities of Dallas, Ferris, Hutchins, Lancaster, and Wilmer, and Dallas County, a need was recognized to perform an infrastructure and facilities assessment of a portion of Southern Dallas County, which will aid in long range planning for the jurisdictions within the study area and sound development for the region.

Representatives from local governments within the study area were appointed by their agencies to participate on the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) and representatives from the developer and landowner community were also elected to provide input to the process. The PAC is a group that oversees the day to day coordination with the lead consultant firm, Wilbur Smith, that was hired by the local governments to perform the analysis. The PAC coordinates public notices, arrangements/scheduling for public meetings, provides local data and public planning documents to the consultant, and is the lead point of coordination for their organization. Please feel free to contact the members listed below for additional information about your area's involvement in the project. All public input into the process is welcome through the comment form under Public Outreach Events section below.

An Infrastructure Analysis Report will be created which provides a development framework and implementation program that will support growth of a high-quality, well-integrated Inland Port in Southern Dallas County that spurs additional high-quality and orderly commercial, industrial, and residential development.  The analysis will focus on infrastructure related to transportation, potable water, sanitary sewer, storm water/drainage, and private/franchise utilities.

The project is being conducted in two phases.  Phase I focused on a review of past planning efforts to determine if there was a need to do more extensive infrastructure analysis and planning. Because it was determined that more infrastructure analysis was required, Phase 2, authorized in February 2011, started work on a needs assessment that will result in a Capital Improvement Infrastructure Phasing Plan.

Tasks will include:
1 – Public Involvement and Outreach (Phases 1 & 2)
2 – Historic Review/Inventory of Existing Plans and Documents (Phase 1)
         - For full list of reports being reviewed, see Documents below

3 – Demographics Alternatives Analysis and Economics (Phase 2)
4 – Infrastructure Capacity and Needs Assessment (Phase 2)
5 – Creation of Infrastructure Analysis Report (Phase 2)

The project is expected to take 18 – 21 months to complete.  Phase 1 was completed in early 2011, with Phase 2 completed no later than the spring of 2012.