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Residents urge council to protect planned single-family homes in Hicks Village and seek transparency on taxes
Summary
During public comment at the Nov. 12 Henderson City Council meeting, Melissa Lemmond and Mary Susan Williams urged the council to ensure Hicks Village homes remain single-family and raised concerns that the city's property tax rate hinders homeownership and burdens struggling residents.
During the public comment period at the Nov. 12 Henderson City Council meeting, resident Melissa Lemmond praised the recent Eddie Hicks Street dedication and said she wants to ensure the Mayor's earlier statement that Hicks Village on Winder Street would be developed for single-family ownership is honored, not converted into rental or corporate-owned units.
Ms. Lemmond also told the council she believes Henderson’s current property tax rate is making homeownership harder and could discourage business investment. Mayor Melissa Elliott referenced the city’s monthly homebuyers’ program in response; the minutes do not record further council action on the requests.
Mary Susan Williams urged clearer communication about the tax rate and asked the council to consider the burdens on struggling residents, calling for a balanced approach and accountability.
Both comments were recorded during the public comment section; no formal motions or votes related to tax policy or Hicks Village were taken at the meeting.
