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Ellis County commission starts RHID process for 13-home Big Creek Estates development
Summary
Commissioners voted 3-0 to adopt a resolution that begins statutory review to declare a portion of Big Creek Estates eligible for a Rural Housing Incentive District (RHID), enabling developers to seek reimbursement of certain public infrastructure costs from future tax increments.
The Ellis County Commission on June 3 voted unanimously to adopt a resolution that initiates the state-required review to declare a portion of Big Creek Estates eligible for a Rural Housing Incentive District, or RHID. The action begins the process that could allow a developer to recover qualified public infrastructure costs via incremental property tax revenue generated by the new homes.
The resolution, described to commissioners as a procedural step, does not itself create an RHID or obligate county funds. ‘‘This does not create the RHID, it just starts the process,’’ David Klingen, Grohase director, told the commission as he presented the proposal. He said the declaration would allow staff and the county’s counsel, Gilmore & Bell, to prepare the…
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