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Little Elm says vendor legally permitted outside town limits; council votes to capture sales tax
Summary
Council members said a fireworks vendor set up on county land outside Little Elm’s city limits but inside a limited-purpose annexation. Town staff said they cannot revoke the county permit but will collect local sales tax under an existing agreement; council approved a consent-item procedural motion related to the matter.
The Town Council of Little Elm said a fireworks vendor that opened at the corner of Woodlake Parkway and FM 423 is located outside the town’s full limits but within a limited-purpose annexation, and the town has no permitting authority over the site.
Jeanette Espinosa, a town staff member, told the council that Denton County issued the permit and that the town did not approve the location. “We did not. We didn't know about it till the stand went up,” Espinosa said. She said the town reached out to the permit holder, who had a…
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