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Staff recommends 10 opportunity‑zone tracts tied to strategic plan, including Holford Road and Rose Hill
Summary
City staff proposed up to 10 census tracts for nomination as Opportunity Zones, prioritizing shovel‑ready tracts linked to the housing strategy and economic focus areas. Staff will seek a council resolution of support at the June 16 meeting and must submit nominations by June 26.
Staff recommended that Garland submit up to 10 census tracts for the state’s opportunity‑zone nomination process, with submissions due June 26. Matt Watson and Jacob Acton described the federal program’s scoring priorities—local support, project viability (shovel‑ready projects), and geographic balance—and explained staff favored tracts with apparent redevelopment readiness and city ownership or shovel‑ready projects.
Recommended tracts include multiple tracts tied to the wedge and downtown economic focus areas, the Forest/Jupiter area (transit‑oriented potential), a Holford Road tract containing approximately 14 acres being marketed for mixed use anchored by a soccer complex, and tract 181.38 that contains the 17‑acre Rose Hill site owned by the Garland Foundation. Staff said they'll submit a resolution of support on June 16 to accompany the application to the governor’s office; council discussed scoring criteria and shovel‑ready evidence but gave no formal vote tonight.
