Government
BY ADAM DOE, HEATHER MCCULLOUGH & CONNOR PITTMAN
Argyle Town Council calls 2 special elections Argyle Town Council called special elections for May 2 to ask voters if they want to reauthorize the street maintenance sales tax collections and extend terms for council members to three years at the Jan. 20 meeting. What’s happening? Currently, Argyle collects 0.5% of its local sales tax for the street and maintenance fund. The special election will ask voters if they want to continue putting 0.5% of sales tax dollars toward that fund, per town documents. Diving deeper Voters will also be asked if they want to extend council terms from two to three years and stagger the election schedule, per town documents. If approved, council will have three year terms and the election schedule will be as follows:
Argyle's local sales tax breakdown Argyle collects 2% in local sales tax dollars, which is then distributed into four different funds.
DOUBLETREE TRL.
SWEETWATER LN.
LEXINGTON AVE.
ST. FRANCIS LN.
GERAULT RD.
1%: goes to the general fund
SPINKS RD.
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0.5%: goes to the Street and Maintenance fund 0.25%: goes to the Crime Control and Prevention District 0.25%: goes to the Municipal Development District
Shadow Ridge Park trail work underway Flower Mound council approved a $194,000 contract during the Jan. 5 meeting for a trail project in Shadow Ridge Park. The project Work will include the removal of concrete pathways, adding new pedestrian ramps and replacing trail sections. Construction will span from Lexington Avenue to Shadow Ridge Middle School. The project will last four to six weeks.
SOURCE: TOWN OF ARGYLE
• Council places 2 and 4 would be elected in May 2027. • Mayor and council place 5 would be elected in May 2028. • Council places 1 and 3 would be elected in May 2029. Additionally, council would be required to call a special election if there is a vacancy for less than one year, Town Attorney Brenda McDonald said.
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