CITY & COUNTY
News from Tarrant County, Fort Worth & Roanoke
HIGHLIGHTS FORT WORTH As a result of last year’s redistricting, many residents will be residing in new City Council districts. To help these residents con rm their district designation, the city created a new district mapping tool. It can be found at https://bit.ly/3TogfXX Fort Worth City Council 200 Texas St., Fort Worth www.fortworthtexas.gov Keller City Council 1100 Bear Creek Parkway, Keller www.cityo eller.com Roanoke City Council 500 S. Oak St., Roanoke www.roanoketexas.com Trophy Club Town Council 1 Trophy Wood Drive, Trophy Club www.trophyclub.org Westlake Town Council 1500 Solana Blvd., Bldg. 7, Ste. 7200, Westlake | www.westlake-tx.org Denton County Commissioners Court 1 Courthouse Drive, Ste. 3100, Denton | www.dentoncounty.gov Tarrant County Commissioners Court 100 E. Weatherford St., Fort Worth www.tarrantcountytx.gov MEETINGS WE COVER
Commissioners recall board chair of Tarrant Appraisal District
15 acres purchased to create homeless housing
Miller selected as assistant city manager
Commissioners Court changes its regular meeting schedule
PROPERTY PROTESTS Between 2017 and 2021, appraisal protests increased by about 14%. Number of protests led with Tarrant County Appraisal Review Board All other property types Single-family residential
BY MARK FADDEN
Roanoke Police Depart- ment. Miller joined the Roanoke police depart- ment in 2003. He rose to the rank of sergeant in 2006, commander in 2012 and then assistant police chief in 2016. He became chief in 2018.
ROANOKE Police Chief Jeriahme Miller will also be serving as assistant city manager, e ective March 7. In his new role as assis- tant city manager, Miller will continue to lead the
BY KARLY LAMM
FORT WORTH The city plans to provide housing for the vulnerable and homeless population after purchasing the 15 acres of B.H. Carroll Park from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The property can house an estimated 140 families. Units could be divided among domestic violence victims and families exiting homelessness, according to a press release. The land is estimated to cost around $11 million, per a news release. Various foundations and non- pro ts have committed to contributing funding. CAUSE CONTRIBUTIONS Organizations are helping foot the $11 million bill to add housing for the homeless.
BY COLBY FARR
TARRANT COUNTY Beginning April 4, the Commissioners Court will meet on the rst, third and fth Tuesdays of every month after taking action March 7. Commissioners voted unani- mously to adjust the court’s meeting schedule. Traditionally commis- sioners met every Tuesday. The vote also authorizes the Tarrant County auditor to pay time-sensitive claims that are due before the court can approve the payments to avoid late fees. The action follows a series of discussions between commissioners and county sta that occurred during the court’s Feb. 7 and Feb. 21 meetings. The commissioners tabled the item Feb. 21 so they could work out some issues when it came to paying bills.
BY COLBY FARR
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
TARRANT COUNTY Commissioners voted to recall Kathryn Wilemon from her position as chair of the Tarrant Appraisal District board of directors during a March 7 meeting. The court voted 4-1 to recall Wilemon, who resigned from the position a day after Keller City Council initiated the recall process. Commis- sioner Gary Fickes was the sole dissenting vote. Keller City Council voted unanimously to ini- tiate the recall process during a Feb. 21 meeting. During council discussion, a lack of transparency and accountability was cited as the main reason why they supported the move. Wilemon was elected to chair in 2021. Board members are elected by taxing entities, such as cities and school districts, instead of taxpayers. Several people spoke in support of moving forward with the recall of Wilemon, including Keller Mayor Armin Mizani. He cited distrust in the appraisal process and a rise in protests of assessments.
Jeriahme Miller
BY MARK FADDEN Road markings, streetlights repairs done PROJECT PROGRESS The city of Fort Worth is ahead of schedule on several roadway projects.
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FORT WORTH To address resi- dent concerns, council committed more money in the scal 2022-23 budget to replace or refresh pavement markings and repair bad streetlights. As of mid-March, city crews’ e orts are proceeding ahead of schedule. Per a city news release, crews were expected to have 57 miles of pavement markings complete in the rst quarter of scal 2022-23.
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Miles of pavement marking 1,650 Number of miles replaced/ refreshed in 2023 550 Streetlight repairs completed from October to January 88%
Tarrant County Samaritan House Inc.: $4.1M The Paulos Foundation: $800K Other foundations: $1.1M One Safe Space: $5M
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SOURCES: TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: CITY OF FORT WORTH COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: CITY OF FORT WORTH COMMUNITY IMPACT
WESTLAKE 2341 Highway 377 (817) 490-9072 KELLER 101 Keller Smithfield Rd S (817) 482-8295
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