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January 5, 2025 – Volume 8 Number 1

HIGHLIGHTS:

* Senior Tax Freeze missing; Any reduction is very unlikely. Question 1.

SCHEDULE:

Thursday, January 9: Board of Adjustments/Appeals meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, January 10: Training day for city employees. City offices and Library closed.

Tuesday, January 14: KKB (Keep Kennedale Beautiful) meeting, 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 14: Parks Board meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, January 20: MLK Holiday.

Tuesday, January 21: City Council meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 23: P&Z meeting, 6:00 p.m.

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Senior Tax Freeze Missing

http://arlspectator.mysite.com/blank_7.html

Kennedale Observer website:

http://arlspectator.mysite.com/index_3.html

Latest Kennedale Observer newsletter:

http://arlspectator.mysite.com/rich_text_44.html

Kennedale Observer city council grades:

http://arlspectator.mysite.com/rich_text_26.html

City Council Comparison (May2021-May2023 vs. May2019-May2021):

http://arlspectator.mysite.com/rich_text_77.html

KNOW WHAT YOUR CITY IS UP TO...

Your City Council

The city council did not meet this past week. Their next scheduled meeting is their January monthly meeting on January 21.

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Senior Tax Freeze Missing

Back in June of 2023 the city council approved a senior tax freeze. This would be applicable for the city portion of property taxes where properties have a homestead exemption, and the owner is 65 years of age or older. The KISD, the county, and Tarrant County College also have senior tax freezes.

Details of some of the issues can be seen at: http://arlspectator.mysite.com/blank_7.html .

However, the situation does generate many questions.

Question 1: Should the city attorney be fired? If it is true, as he claims, that the tax freeze is happening as planned and written in the ordinance, [and he approved the writing of the ordinance] why was the public and the majority of the June 2023 City Council not told the truth which is different from what their expectations were? Should the city attorney be fired?

Last Week

There were no meetings last week

This Week

There were notices for three public hearings for the Board of Appeals/Board of Adjustments to hear on Thursday. There is only one agenda posted, though agendas could be posted on Monday.

The one agenda posted for the Board of Appeals only has one of the two public hearings that were noticed (BBA24-01, 6713 Lindale Road).

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Public Hearings

On Thursday, January 9, the Board of Adjustments will hold a public hearing for BOA24-04 for a side set reduction of 25 feet to 12.5 feet at 708 Corey A. Edwards Drive, 5:30 p.m.

On Thursday, January 9, the Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing for BBA24-01 for the demolition of a single-family house at 6713 Lindale Road, 5:30 p.m.

On Thursday, January 9, the Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing for BBA24-02 for the demolition of a single-family house at 110 Caylebaite Street, 5:30 p.m.

EDC

The next EDC (Economic Development Corporation) board meeting will probably be Tuesday, January 28.

P&Z

P&Z should meet again on Thursday, January 23. They are projected to have the modifications of the UDC (Unified Development Code) to look at and maybe approve.

Other News....

TAD Rates

Tarrant Appraisal District has published the tax rates (October 2024) for the county. Kennedale is now the fifth highest municipality. [https://www.tad.org/content/rates/2024TaxRates.pdf ].

Top ten of 41 (everyone else is < 0.65)

1. Everman 1.0260800

2. Sansom Park 0.7796050

3. Forest Hill 0.7240940

4. Blue Mound 0.7220330

5. Kennedale 0.7061900

6. White Settlement 0.6798160

7. River Oaks 0.6758270

8. Fort Worth 0.6725000

9. Burleson 0.6627000

10. Grand Prairie 0.6600000

Senior Center Closed