{"id":435937,"date":"2026-09-14T21:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T21:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/435937\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T21:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T21:24:07","slug":"arlington-mayor-to-host-series-of-community-focused-town-halls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/435937\/","title":{"rendered":"Arlington Mayor to Host Series of Community-Focused Town Halls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"published-on small-text\">Published on September 14, 2026<\/p>\n<p>       &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main-page-image full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/articles-arlington-unfiltered-mayor-town-halls.jpg\" alt=\"Arlington Unfiltered: Straight Talk with the Mayor\" title=\"Arlington Unfiltered: Straight Talk with the Mayor\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>By the Office of Communication<\/p>\n<p>Arlington Mayor Jim Ross will host a series of candid, community-focused town hall meetings designed to give residents a direct voice on issues that matter most to the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArlington Unfiltered: Straight Talk with the Mayor\u201d will be held over 12 dates from October 2026 and May 2027 and will include topics such as housing, transportation, environmental issues, erosion, and more.\u00a0These meetings are designed to create direct and candid dialogue between the Mayor\u2019s office and the people of Arlington. At each session, you will hear updates on what the City is doing now, learn what plans are underway and see what has already been done to address these challenges. You will also have the opportunity to share your experiences, ask tough questions and offer ideas for solutions.<\/p>\n<p>All town hall meetings, which are open to the public, will start at 6 p.m. Registration is not required, but is helpful for planning purposes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us.openforms.com\/Form\/29a6ef5f-73e0-4f3e-8c09-b2d152fe1597?fbclid=IwY2xjawUVLntwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWtwaTRkODRpMnY4cHlBRnBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeLlS5WeCVxjKVKBGdOdZ2BDZFB9l5xEoVVnOBX6dVrTR41-8b2n-r8aHP_4s_aem_y7hcfCnlP-cxOysqqU8M3A\" title=\"Opens in a new window\" class=\"styled-button-calltoaction\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arlington Unfiltered Registration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>City Ordinance Modifications<\/p>\n<p>Topics will include the anti-discrimination ordinance modifications and vaping issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nOct. 1, 2026 \u2013 Bob Duncan Center, 2800 S. Center St.&#13;<br \/>\nFeb. 25, 2027 \u2013 Arlington City Hall, 101 W. Abram St.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Environmental Issues<\/p>\n<p>Topics will include gas wells, data centers, and electric vehicle charging stations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nOct. 22, 2026 \u2013 Texas Rangers Golf Club, 701 Brown Blvd.&#13;<br \/>\nMarch 18, 2027 \u2013 Bob Duncan Center, 2800 S. Center St.\u00a0\u00a0&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Transportation<\/p>\n<p>Topics will include transit, Arlington On Demand, Handitran, flock cameras.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nNov. 9, 2026 \u2013 Bob Duncan Center, 2800 S. Center St.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\nApril 8, 2027 \u2013 Arlington City Hall, 101 W. Abram St.\u00a0\u00a0&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Public vs. Private Responsibilities<\/p>\n<p>Topics will include private roadways, creek erosion and dams.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nDec. 1, 2026 \u2013 Texas Rangers Golf Club, 701 Brown Blvd.&#13;<br \/>\nApril 29, 2027 \u2013 ACTIV Center, 2061 W. Green Oaks Blvd.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Housing\/Homelessness<\/p>\n<p>Topics will include SB 840, short-term rentals, multifamily units, accessory dwelling units, boarding homes and homeless accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nJanuary 14, 2027 \u2013 Texas Rangers Golf Club, 701 Brown Blvd.&#13;<br \/>\nMay 13, 2027 \u2013 ACTIV Center, 2061 W. Green Oaks Blvd.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Nuisances and Beautification<\/p>\n<p>Topics will include homeless encampments, panhandling, trash pickup, graffiti removal and other beautification efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nFeb. 4, 2027 \u2013 Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual &amp; Performing Arts, 900 E. Sanford St.\u00a0\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\nMay 27, 2027 \u2013 South District Police Station, 1030 SW Green Oaks Blvd.\u00a0\u00a0&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on September 14, 2026 &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; By the Office of Communication Arlington Mayor Jim&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-435937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}