Council removes Irma Park from package of affordable-housing support resolutions after debate

Fort Worth City Council on Feb. 25 approved a staff-recommended set of resolutions supporting developers’ applications for state housing financing but removed one project — Irma Park in the Northside — from that package after extended public comment and council deliberations.

The action came during a contentious vote on MNC 25-0107 (revised), a municipal communication containing five resolutions of support that would help projects pursue competitive state financing. Council Member Carlos Flores moved to approve the package “with the following change: Remove references to Irma Park, meaning that the development will not receive a resolution of support.” Council Member Hill seconded the motion. An earlier substitute motion to approve MNC 25-0107 as submitted was moved by Council Member Nettles and seconded by Council Member Beck; that substitute motion failed, and the Flores amendment carried.

The votes followed public testimony both for and against the Irma Park application. Megan Lash, president of OSA Industries and the applicant’s development partner, told the council the proposal had exceeded the city’s housing policy requirements and that it was “the number 1 scoring application in the region.” She said the team had made extra outreach—including “over 800 mailers 2 different times” and multiple neighborhood meetings—and asked the council for a resolution of support to keep the financing application competitive.

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