Over the last  decade, Downtown Dallas, Inc. has collected more than $100 million from downtown property owners .

Here is what $100 million bought:

• 33% office vacancy. One in three downtown offices is empty.
• +42% violent crime. Not flat. Not improving. Up forty-two percent.
• A skyline of "activations," ribbon cuttings, and rebrands.
• A press release for every problem and a solution for none of them.

Downtown Dallas, Inc. is not a city department. It is not elected. It does not answer to voters. And yet it collects assessments from every property owner inside the Downtown Public Improvement District,

We, the undersigned — property owners, residents, workers, and taxpayers of Dallas — call on the Dallas City Council to:

• Commission an independent forensic audit of every dollar DDI has collected and spent over the last decade. Auditor selected by the City. Findings made public.
• Publish a quarterly public spending dashboard for all PID assessment revenue and all City contract revenue flowing to DDI. Every line item. Every vendor. Every salary above $100k.
• Hold a public Council briefing on DDI's performance against measurable outcomes — vacancy, crime, retail occupancy, foot traffic, capital projects delivered — not vibes, not press releases, not "activations."
• Open the next Downtown PID reauthorization to public comment and competitive proposals. No rubber stamp. No coronation.
• Codify a sunset trigger. If DDI cannot meet defined performance benchmarks, the Downtown PID is restructured or its administration is rebid.
• See the receipts: downtowndallassucks.com.