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Council authorizes city attorney to file tax-exemption challenge related to Loanoak Apartments
Summary
Following executive session, the council directed the city attorney to file a tax-exemption challenge and related lawsuit against LaVilla Housing Finance Corporation and the Parker County Appraisal District regarding the Loanoak Apartments property; the motion was moved by Heidi Wilder and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Smith and passed.
After returning from executive session, the Weatherford City Council voted to authorize the city attorney to file a tax-exemption challenge and related litigation concerning the Loanoak Apartments property.
Council member Heidi Wilder moved to authorize the city attorney’s office to file the challenge and sue LaVilla Housing Finance Corporation, the Parker County Appraisal District and other necessary parties related to Loanoak Apartments. The motion was seconded by the mayor pro tem, identified in the record as Mayor Pro Tem Smith, and the council approved the motion.
The council did not discuss case strategy in open session; the action followed closed-session deliberations on the property. No additional details, such as the legal basis for the challenge or requested remedies, were disclosed in open session. The council recorded the vote and then moved on to adjourn the meeting.
City staff or the city attorney’s office will handle the next procedural steps for filing and service consistent with the council’s direction.
