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Council approves Gus Thomasson TIRZ amendment to fund corridor study and site work

3513177 · May 5, 2025
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Mesquite approved a second amended project and financing plan for the Gus Thomasson Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 8, increasing project costs by $185,000 primarily to pay for a North Gus Thomasson corridor study and potential city‑owned property development; the zone remains 20‑year with a 75% tax increment participation rate (city only).

The City Council unanimously approved a second amended project plan and financing plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) No. 8, the Gus Thomasson zone. Ted Chen, the city’s finance director, told council the amendment increases the zone’s total estimated project costs by $185,000 to fund a North Gus Thomasson corridor study and to support potential development at a city‑owned site at 4545 Gus Thomasson; staff emphasized the amendment does not create a new tax but…

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