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Amarillo council approves $1 million PID bond for Colonies streetscape after residents protest
Summary
After public comments and a special meeting of the Colonies PID and HOA, Amarillo City Council adopted an ordinance approving a $1,000,000 bond to reimburse developer-incurred streetscape, drainage and landscape work in the Colonies PID; residents raised transparency and map-discrepancy concerns during public comment.
The Amarillo City Council on a 3-0 vote approved Ordinance No. 8,216 authorizing reimbursement of a $1,000,000 public improvement bond for the Colonies Public Improvement District (PID), following public comment from multiple residents who said they learned late about the project and questioned notification and maps.
Resident speakers raised concerns that PID notices and minutes were hard to find, that multiple maps of the PID boundaries conflicted, and that commercial parcels within the project area were not clearly reflected in the notices residents received. Several residents told the council they felt the bond would place new indebtedness on homeowners who already carry PID-related debt.
The PID president, Jason Burr, and PID staff told the…
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