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Rockwall council authorizes purchase of historic downtown church using hotel-occupancy-tax funds
Summary
Rockwall City Council unanimously authorized the city manager to finalize and execute documents to buy a historic downtown church using primarily hotel-occupancy-tax (HOT) funds; council members said the property could become a fine-arts venue and free downtown parking.
Rockwall City Council on May 5 authorized the city manager to finalize negotiations and execute all documents to purchase a historic church in downtown Rockwall, using primarily hotel-occupancy-tax funds.
The motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Clarence L. Joriff and seconded by Councilmember Anna Campbell; the motion passed unanimously. Joriff described the property as an “historic church right here at the corner” and said the city negotiated a purchase using hotel-occupancy-tax funds, not sales tax revenue. He said the building “potentially [could be] to…
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