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Commission approves PILOT resolution to return housing authority funds to resident services
Summary
The commission adopted Resolution 2026-636 allowing the Weslaco Housing Authority's PILOT payments to be returned to a nonprofit arm for targeted resident services: 60% for scholarships restricted to housing authority residents and 40% for a food bank and resident programs.
The Weslaco City Commission voted April 1 to adopt Resolution 2026-636 to formalize a pilot payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) arrangement with the Weslaco Housing Authority that will direct PILOT funds to a nonprofit entity for resident services.
Marisa Carranza Hernandez, general counsel for the Weslaco Housing Authority, told the commission that the housing authority is a property-tax-exempt entity and that HUD rules restrict how PILOT funds can be used. "For this year, it's…
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