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Jack County commissioners authorize PK Solar tax-abatement with contract language change
Summary
The Jack County Commissioners Court authorized the County Judge to sign a tax-abatement agreement with PK Solar, LLC, provided Section 8(a) is revised to remove a reference to “normal wear and tear.” The motion passed unanimously following an outside-counsel presentation.
The Jack County Commissioners Court on April 27 authorized County Judge Brian Keith Umphress to execute a tax-abatement agreement with PK Solar, LLC after the court required a contract revision removing a reference to “normal wear and tear.” Commissioner Henry Birdwell Jr. moved for authorization and Commissioner Terry Ward seconded; the motion passed 5-0.
The court’s minutes note an attached presentation by outside counsel Jeff Snowden in support of the agreement. The authorization included an explicit instruction that Section 8(a) be revised to strike the disputed phrase before execution. No further substantive terms of the abatement (such as duration, property, or estimated tax impact) are recorded in the minutes.
The vote was unanimous. The minutes do not record any public comments tied specifically to this item, nor do they show additional conditions beyond the single contract-language edit. The record lists the presentation as an attachment to the minutes.
Next steps: the court authorized signing; the revised agreement is to be executed by the County Judge per the court motion and then retained with the county records.
