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DeSoto council hears eight‑district economic master plan; staff directed to research details
Summary
Council member Ken Waters presented a proposed commercial economic master plan dividing DeSoto into eight growth districts and proposing tax‑increment reinvestment zones; council asked staff to review district boundaries and alignment with existing strategic plans and supported further study.
Council member Ken Waters presented a comprehensive commercial economic master plan proposing eight distinct economic growth districts, district‑based zoning alignment, and the use of tax increment reinvestment (TIR) zones and micro‑reinvestment zones to finance infrastructure and attract development.
Waters said the districts are intended to be "deliberate activators" for economic activity and argued the approach would "attract more investment, strengthen our workforce, and build a more prosperous future for us." Several council members and staff cautioned that the plan must align with the city's existing comprehensive and strategic plans, and city staff and the DeSoto Development Corporation offered to review proposed district boundaries. The council gave staff direction to return with more information and analysis rather than adopting the plan that night.
