Government
BY DON MUNSCH
Town Council approves election for PID No. 1 Voters will decide on a public improvement district, or PID, for the Flower Mound Ranch development in May after council approved the ballot measure Feb. 5. Prior to an election being called, council approved a resolution for the implementation of a PID. The district would be known as Furst Ranch Public Improvement District No. 1. The town’s charter requires certain steps for a PID to be created, including an election. If approved, the PID would be designed according to council wishes and discretion. The background Flower Mound Ranch, previously known as Furst Ranch, is located near the intersection of U.S. 377 and FM 1171, and is a planned, mixed- use development. A PID enables a city or town to levy a special tax assessment against properties
Charter amendments to go before voters Flower Mound Town Council approved six charter amendments for May election. Ballot items • Two-year o ce term references changed to three years in the town charter • Contract-signing amount for the town manager to move from $15,000 max to $50,000 max • Ordinance caption publication changes • Town manager residency requirements • Budget to be led with Tarrant County • Amendment of the town charter so that three-fourths of council’s vote is needed before public funds can be committed for certain private-public partnerships and elimination of requirements for elections for such expenditures
“We would love to have your support to go to the voters, so that we can make Furst Ranch the best it can— well-amenitized for everybody in the town to enjoy,” JACK FURST, FURST RANCH LAND OWNER AND MASTER DEVELOPER
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within the district to pay for improvements to the properties in that district, town o cials said. Also of note Developer Jack Furst, who spoke during the public hearing, said his company will coordinate “active outreach and educational e orts to win the vote.”
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