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Fort Worth council approves PID assessment filings after property owners raise alarm over security changes in East Lancaster corridor
Summary
The council approved filing 2025 assessment rolls for several public improvement districts and set a Sept. 16 public hearing, after East Lancaster property owners complained that a private security contract was discontinued without clear notification and they continue to be charged.
The Fort Worth City Council voted to file the 2025 assessment rolls for multiple public improvement districts (PIDs) and set a public hearing for Sept. 16, 2025, after property owners in the East Lancaster corridor pressed city staff for explanations about a recent switch from private security to off‑duty police patrols.
Property owners at the podium said they learned after the fact that the PID’s private security contract was discontinued last November but that their 2025 assessment still listed a $300,000 security line item. “We were told the patrol was going away and then this year we got a $308,000 assessment,” said a property owner who identified themselves as part of PID 20 and asked the council to review the security allocation. Another business owner in the…
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