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RESOLUTION NO. 97-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE, TEXAS SUPPORTING THE EXISTING BOUNDARY BETWEEN
DENTON COUNTY AND TARRANT COUNTY; OPPOSING TARRANT
COUNTY'S LAWSUIT TO TAKE LAND FROM DENTON COUNTY'S
BORDERS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
WHEREAS, The Tarrant County Commissioners Court is claiming a .150 year-
old survey error and is suing Denton County to move the northern boundary of Tarrant
County farther north, taking away parts of Alliance Airport, Trophy Club," Roanoke and
Flower Mound; and
WHEREAS, approval of this action will double the amount of county taxes for
those homeowners who are forced into Tarrant County; and
WHEREAS, approval of this action will mean more than a $100 million cut in
the current property tax valuations in Denton County; and
WHEREAS, the subject area, approximately 5500 acres, forms part of the
foundation of the economic growth in Denton County, and the potential value of this land
is immeasurable with the intense growth thatDenton County is experiencing; and
WHEREAS, a portion of the Town of Westlake, Texas is within the boundaries
of Denton County, and the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake is concerned with
the future growth and economic potential of Denton County..
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT. -RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION L. That the Board of Aldermen is in full support of the existing
boundary between Denten County and Tarrant County.
SECTION 2:/ That the Board of Aldermen joints Denton County in opposing
Tarrant County's lawsuit to take land from Denton County's border.
SECTION 3: That this Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 16M DAY OF JUNE, 1997,
Scott Bradley, Mayor
Resolution 97-39
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ATTEST:
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Paul C. Isham, Town Attorney