Texas Viral Christmas Display Costs Taxpayers $25,000

Just like you, cities across Texas are assessing the damage done to their coffers during the holiday season. Taking stock of all that spending while you were in the holiday spirit is never an easy task.

In Dallas, a family went all out decorating their mansion. Due to people posting about the house on social media, the crowds grew to the point of needing an almost constant police presence.

Now according to NBCDFW the City of Dallas claimed that all that extra manpower cost taxpayers thousands. Was the holiday cheer worth spending all that money on policing the Deloache Avenue home?

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The Preston Hollow home that set off the internet also set off neighbors experiencing the negative side of having thousands of visitors to their usually quiet subdivision. Once word spread about the holiday lights the crowds brought trash and the destruction of some private property with tire tracks.

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Dallas City Councilwoman Gay Donnell Willis started getting calls about the home from her constituents. When it was all over, she asked DPD for an itemized report of the expenses incurred.

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The total bill was over $25,000, not including off-duty police officers paid for by the neighborhood or the homeowner. It even included $622.50 for its use of a police helicopter.

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Willis went on to say that the family complied with all of the light and noise codes. You can tell that the display changed as it got more popular.

She is going to work to make changes to the city code to make sure this doesn't happen again.