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Council closes public hearing on TIRS boundary expansion; council to consider amended plan June 17
Summary
City consultant presented a proposed expansion of the tax increment reinvestment area (TIRS) to add ADZ 11A (about 719.5 acres) adjacent to an existing Huffines project and other boundary alignments. The council closed the hearing and set consideration for June 17, 2025.
The Grand Prairie City Council closed a public hearing and set consideration for June 17, 2025, on a proposed amendment to the city’s tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRS) that would add a new area, ADZ 11A, and revise boundary alignments.
Natalie Ayala of Petit & Ayala Consulting reviewed the TIRS history and the 2025 amendment. The amendment would add ADZ 11A — described in the presentation as tracts F, G, H, I and J totaling about 719.5 acres adjacent to the Huffines development — and would include a 17.2-acre boundary alignment with the city of Midlothian that removes two tracks (2 and 3) from the original ADZ 11.
Why it matters: the consultant said the new territory has a 2025 base year and therefore future property-tax increment from the acreage would be measured as new revenue to the city. Based on development projections presented to the council and the TIRS board, the city consultant said "there could be $6,000,000,000 in TIRS revenue" over the life of the TIRS, assuming a 75% city participation rate. Ayala emphasized that those sums are projections and are not obligated funds; allocations would require subsequent approval by the TIRS board and the city council.
Process and timing: the TIRS board reviewed and recommended the amended project and financing plan on May 20. The council closed the public hearing on June 3 and directed that the item be set for consideration on June 17, when council will also consider an ordinance to approve the amended project and financing plan.
What was said: Ayala noted differing expiration dates across ADZs created by earlier amendments; original ADZs 1–8 expire Dec. 31, 2041; ADZ 11 and 11A expire Dec. 31, 2063; ADZs 9, 9A and 10 (Provident) are scheduled to expire Dec. 31, 2084. She also said the 719.5 acres are currently outside city limits, so the base year revenue is zero and any future increment would be “all upside.”
Action taken: the council voted to close the public hearing and set the matter for council consideration on June 17, 2025.
