Tarrant County court approves creation of Freshwater Supply District No. 2, appoints temporary supervisors

Tarrant County Commission Court voted 5-0 on March 18, 2025, to create Tarrant County Freshwater Supply District No. 2 and to appoint five temporary supervisors who will oversee infrastructure for a planned residential development that the City of Fort Worth may annex in the future.

The vote established the special district and named Zach Snelling, John Meyer, Robert Winters, Chris Jamieson and Scott Woback as initial supervisors. Commissioner Manny Ramirez moved the motion to create the district and appoint the supervisors; Commissioner Matt Krause seconded. County Judge Tim O'Hara and all four commissioners voted in favor.

The action creates a governance body that will maintain roads, sewer, water and related infrastructure in the new subdivision until the City of Fort Worth annexes the land and takes over maintenance. Ryan Burgess, identified in the meeting as a representative of PRN Piedmont and a developer for the project, told the court that “the district itself will maintain the infrastructure here until annexation in partnership with the development itself.” Burgess said the developer will construct infrastructure ahead of bond issuance and that bonds would be repaid later as the subdivision is built out.

Commissioners asked how long the district would retain responsibility. Commissioner Alisa Simmons asked whether maintenance could continue “10, 15, 20 years from now.” Burgess replied that responsibility remains until the infrastructure is turned over at annexation. He also said the district will require payment and performance bonds from contractors. The court heard that a development agreement with the City of Fort Worth is still being negotiated; the developer and city will enter a separate development agreement that sets city standards for eventual annexation.

County legal staff confirmed the public hearing and notice requirements were met before the court considered the petition to create the district. During discussion, commissioners clarified that the developer is financing and building infrastructure up front and that the county will not be on the financial hook if the project does not proceed. The court recorded the motion as approved 5-0.

Court members and staff said they will distribute the final development agreement to commissioners once the City of Fort Worth and the developer execute it. The district formation authorizes the temporary supervisors to serve until resident board members are selected after homes are built and the community is established.

Votes at the meeting included a 5-0 vote to create the district and appoint the named supervisors. No county funding or county debt was authorized at the March 18 action; commissioners described the county's role as creating the district and not as the financier of the infrastructure.

Next steps identified on the record: the developer and the City of Fort Worth will finalize a development agreement; the county will provide commissioners with the executed agreement when available; and the newly appointed temporary supervisors will begin oversight duties for the district.