Mesquite council backs developer's request for 111-unit affordable housing tax credit support
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The City of Mesquite voted 6-1 to adopt a resolution supporting 930 Military Parkway Living Ltd.'s application for 2024 competitive 9% housing tax credits and to certify possible property tax exemption if the project partners with the Mesquite Housing Finance Corporation.
The Mesquite City Council voted 6-1 to approve a resolution supporting 930 Military Parkway Living Limited’s application for competitive 9% housing tax credits to build an approximately 111-unit affordable rental development at 930 Military Parkway.
The resolution, introduced during the council’s public hearings, affirms local support needed by the developer for an award from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and authorizes the city secretary to certify the resolution to the state agency. City staff said the project would be eligible for a 100% property tax exemption if it completes a memorandum of understanding with the Mesquite Housing Finance Corporation.
City staff told the council the developer had requested the resolution because the project is now partnering with the Mesquite Housing Finance Corporation; this relationship was not part of earlier applications in 2023 and February 2024. “They are seeking tax credits, but also the fact that it will allow for 100% property tax exemption under the state Local Government Code,” the finance director said during the staff briefing.
Kim Parker, representing the applicant, told the council the development had received local zoning and earlier community backing, and that the team would appear before the Housing Finance Corporation to finalize the partnership. “We received a tax credit award for 2024,” Parker said, noting prior unsuccessful submissions in 2023 and additional approvals that followed.
A resident speaking during the public-hearing period described ongoing flooding at his home near the development site and said repeated flooding had damaged vehicles and yards; he asked how the project would address drainage. The applicant and staff said the developer must submit drainage plans for city engineering review and that the project would include detention and other stormwater controls required for construction approvals.
Councilman Jeff Casper moved to approve the resolution and Councilman Cliff Merton seconded. The motion passed 6-1. The record does not show which council member cast the lone dissenting vote. No final site plan or construction permit was approved by the vote; the resolution expresses council support for the tax-credit application only.
The council packet referenced Chapter 2306 of the Texas Government Code as the legal framework for the housing tax credit program and cited the city’s authority to certify resolutions for state review.
