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Commission backs two‑phase plan to create special district for Activity Centers 6 and 10
Summary
Deputy City Manager Jason Yarborough outlined a two‑phase approach (city‑created dependent district in 2026, then a state‑authorized independent special district via the 2027 legislative session) to finance water, sewer, roads and stormwater for Activity Centers 6 and 10; commissioners gave consensus direction to draft ordinances, an assessment methodology and pursue legislative support.
Deputy City Manager Jason Yarborough described staff’s recommended implementation plan to fund and deliver infrastructure in Activity Centers 6 and 10, a combined area of more than 3,600 acres that staff said is key to rebalancing the city’s tax base toward commercial and industrial uses.
Yarborough said the work would follow a two‑phase path: first, create a city‑created dependent special district to begin collecting assessments and fund planning and initial projects; second, pursue an independent special district through a state legislative special act that could give the district broader borrowing authority and an independent governance structure. He told…
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