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Council denies rezoning near Mosier Valley; residents cite historic settlement and incompatible industrial encroachment
Summary
After extended testimony from Mosier Valley residents and the pastor of a nearby church, the council denied a rezoning request with prejudice, citing concerns about scale, eyesores and loss of historic character. Speakers described Mosier Valley as the first Black settlement in Texas and urged protection from industrial encroachment.
Fort Worth neighbors and faith leaders urged the City Council on Jan. 14 to reject a rezoning request for property near Mosier Valley, a historic community residents described as the first settlement of freed slaves in Texas.
Speakers including Bishop James Hornsby (pastor of Cathedral of Faith) and multiple Mosier Valley residents testified that industrial uses adjacent to…
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