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Ellis County approves participation agreement with Grand Prairie for TIRS No. 3 after negotiations on board representation
Summary
The commissioners approved a participation agreement allowing Grand Prairie TIRS (tax increment reinvestment zone) No. 3 to include parts of Ellis County, after negotiating language on defined areas, exclusions for single‑family infrastructure and equity in board membership.
Ellis County Commissioners Court voted May 13 to approve a participation agreement with the City of Grand Prairie for Grand Prairie TIRS (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone) No. 3, with county legal to finalize board‑membership language before the county judge signs the document.
The court’s action authorizes the county to participate in up to three separately designated “defined areas” inside the TIRS; each defined area carries a maximum 10‑year county participation period beginning on the tax year the developer designates that defined area. The agreement excludes county tax increment participation for single‑family residential infrastructure: “County's participation rate for single family residential development shall be 0%,” the text states.
The provision that drew the most discussion was how many seats Ellis County would hold on the TIRS board. County counsel Greg Wilhelm said Ellis County should be entitled to match the representation of any other participating county and not be limited by an arbitrary percentage. “It is my position…
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