Quinlan officials outline proposed tax-increment zone; Hunt County asked to consider 50% participation

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Consultants for the City of Quinlan presented a proposed tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) covering about 939 acres — mostly in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction — and asked Hunt County to consider participating at 50% of its tax rate. No formal county decision was taken at the Jan. 28 meeting.

Dave Hawes of Hawes Hill & Associates presented details of a proposed tax-increment reinvestment zone for the City of Quinlan to the Hunt County Commissioner's Court on Jan. 28, 2025. The presentation described the zone boundary, estimated project costs and projected tax revenues, and explained how voluntary annexation would be required for developers to participate.

Hawes, speaking for the City of Quinlan and the Quinlan Economic Development Corporation, told the court the proposed zone would cover about 939 acres, with roughly 768 acres in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction. He said the zone's base year is 2024, the first year for increment is 2025 (with collections beginning in 2026), and the zone is currently proposed to terminate on Dec. 31, 2054, a 30-year period.

Why it matters: Hawes and the Quinlan EDC framed the TIRZ as a tool to finance public infrastructure (water, sewer,…

Quinlan officials outline proposed tax-increment zone; Hunt County asked to consider 50% participation

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