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Commissioners accept petition to create Public Improvement District for Sterling Traditions
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The court accepted a petition to create a Public Improvement District (PID) for Sterling Traditions LLC, a step that starts a formal process under Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code and will be followed by a public hearing and additional agreements on fee collection and administrative costs.
The Liberty County Commissioners Court on Feb. 24 accepted a petition from Sterling Traditions LLC to create a Public Improvement District (PID) under Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code.
County counsel and staff explained the PID process: accepting the petition is an initial procedural step that enables the county to schedule a public hearing (after notice) and later consider the service and assessment plan and any related development agreements. Staff said the PID mechanism allows developers to finance infrastructure and to have collection of PID assessments handled by the county’s tax office as a line item on tax statements.
Tax‑office staff (Richard Brown) explained the administrative collection mechanics and noted the county typically applies a 32‑cent per‑account administrative charge on assessments it collects on behalf of developers. Commissioners discussed administrative costs to the county and the need to document those charges in a separate collection agreement between the tax office and the developer.
The court voted to accept the petition, and staff said the next step is a noticed public hearing to consider formation and approve the service and assessment plan.
