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A resolution consenting to and evidencing support for creation of the Spradley Farms Improvement District of Kaufman County through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to include approximately 621.998 acres of land, consisting of approximately 613.573 acres generally located south of Interstate 20, north and east of FM 2757, and north and west of Union Hill Road, and approximately 8.425 acres generally located north of Interstate 20 and southwest of Cimarron Trail, all of such property being located in Kaufman County, Texas, and being located within the corporate limits of the City of Mesquite.
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Spradley Farms, Ltd., the majority owner of a 797-acre assemblage of tracts known as "Spradley Farms," has submitted a petition seeking the City Council's consent and support for the creation of the Spradley Farms Improvement District of Kaufman County (District) in the form of a resolution. This consent resolution would then become a part of the supporting documentation for the property owner's petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to create the District, pursuant to Chapter 375, Texas Local Government Code (Chapter 375); and 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 293.
Recall on April 1, 2019, the City Council passed a similar resolution (Resolution No. 29-2019) in support of creating the District under the State District Local Laws Code through legislation during the 86th Legislature. No action was taken on that legislation (HB 4763) by the House Committee on County Affairs and recommendations were filed with the Speaker of the House on May 25, 2019. Since no vote was taken on HB 4763, the property owner is now seeking to create the District by order of the TCEQ, which has jurisdiction to grant such petitions, and the application process can typically take up to six months before reaching a TCEQ docket.
The proposed District would be governed by the same five-member board of directors that Council approved in April and w...
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