Cy-fair Edition | February 2021

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News from Harris County & Jersey Village

JerseyVillage approves development plan allowing 7Eleven at FM529 and Jones Road

City releases draft budget for proposed re control, EMS fund ahead ofMay ballot item

BY SHAWN ARRAJJ

that aligns with the future Village Center development, including enhanced landscaping at the western and northern property boundaries, he said. “Since this will be at the corner of the entrance to the Village Center, sta feels strongly we need to make sure that the corridor matches as best as possible with the require- ments listed in District D,” Bleess said, referring to the zoning district for the Village Center. Mayor Andrew Mitcham said the agreement will allow the city to extend the Village Center aesthetic down to FM 529. “I think that’s going to be a big plus for us,” he said.

PROPOSEDBUDGET A draft budget for a proposed re district shows how roughly $1.9 million would be spent. (scal year 2021-22)

JERSEY VILLAGE The city Council unanimously approved a development agreement at a Jan. 18 meeting that will pave the way for a 7-Eleven convenience store with a restaurant element on four acres at the northeast corner of FM 529 and Jones Road. The developer, Sezka Limited Partnership, approached the city about the land being voluntarily annexed, which would allow the city to provide water and sewer con- nections. Following the annexation, the city would also earn property and sales tax revenue from the development, which City Manager Austin Bleess described as a “win- win” at a Jan. 18 meeting. The property will be developed in accordance with city ordinances that lay out signage requirements and dictate what building materials can be used, Bleess said. The property will be zoned in a way

JERSEYVILLAGE City ocials in Jersey Village have released a draft budget and two-year plan for a proposed re and emergency medical services district that is expected to go out for voter approval in the city’s May 1 election. Currently, money pulled into the city of Jersey Village through its 2% local sales tax is split into three pots: Half of it goes to the general fund, one quarter goes to a crime control and prevention district, and one quarter goes to a property tax relief fund. If approved by voters, the portion going to property tax relief would be redirected to the re fund. In 2019, the amount of sales tax revenue that went to the property tax reduction fund was about $1.9 million, a gure that informed the spending plan for the proposed re district. A virtual public hearing to gather feedback on the draft budget will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 8.

Salaries/benets: $1,232,592 Equipment contributions: $378,581 Technology: $96,373 Communications: $54,825 Equipment purchase: $49,575 Turnout gear/ safety: $46,350

TOTAL: $1,925,349 Other: $67,054

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SOURCE: CITY OF JERSEY VILLAGE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

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