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The Real Estate Council Welcomes New Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings
Soon after being elected City of Dallas Mayor, Mike Rawlings met with members of The Real Estate Council for one of his first official events on June 21 at the Patton Boggs offices in downtown Dallas. The Real Estate Council endorsed Mayor Rawlings.
DALLAS, TX, July 18, 2011 /Government PR News/ -- Days after being elected as Dallas Mayor, Mike Rawlings met with members of The Real Estate Council for one of his first official events on June 21 at the Patton Boggs offices in downtown Dallas. The Real Estate Council endorsed Mayor Rawlings, who is committed to issues that the organization supports such as expanding the Dallas tax base by focusing economic development efforts on the underutilized Southern Sector, small business growth and large business relocations.
"I want Dallas to be the best town in America to do business," Rawlings said at the event. "We need to attract those businesses and recognize that Southern Dallas is a resource for our city. It is 60% of the land mass representing 15% of the population."
Mayor Rawlings also wants to work with the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) on the quality of public education. Although the mayor does not have control over the DISD, Rawlings intends to influence positive change and raise expectations of the educational standard in Dallas. He said he will also concentrate on The Trinity River Corridor Project, which he believes will impact Dallas for generations.
The Real Estate Council event also marked the launch of ImPACt Dallas, a special fundraising arm of The Real Estate Council's Government Affairs Committee that was formerly called the D100. Members of ImPACt Dallas enjoy access to exclusive, intimate gatherings with prominent political figures such as U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Governor Rick Perry, U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, and, most recently, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. Funds from ImPACt Dallas membership are used to support candidates and policy campaigns and to cover the services of lobbyists who represent The Real Estate Council's interests in both Dallas and Austin. For more information on joining ImPACt Dallas, contact call 214.692.3600 or visit recouncil.com.
The Real Estate Council thanks Patton Boggs for hosting the event.
About The Real Estate Council:
Founded in 1990, The Real Estate Council (TREC) is a dynamic organization of more than 1,300 commercial real estate professionals and 500 companies representing 95% of the top commercial real estate businesses in North Texas. TREC pursues industry advocacy efforts on local and statewide public policy issues and works to improve the quality of life in Dallas with initiatives that address housing, education, job creation and the environment. Over the last 20 years, The Real Estate Council's FightNight, Giving Gala and Community Partners Program have raised more than $20 million. TREC is a leader of efforts shaping the future of Dallas including the original $1.5 million investment that spearheaded Woodall Rodgers Park, as well as $6.3 million in pro bono legal and title services and $250,000 in funding that helped create Dallas' Urban Land Bank. In 2010 the City of Dallas was awarded a $2.225 million U.S. Housing and Urban Development grant made possible by a $275,000 Transit Oriented Development study funded by The Real Estate Council and
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