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Fort Worth plans to sell flood-prone homes to developer after years of debate

In December, Groove Improvement LLC submitted the sole bid for the nine homes. Led by Fort Worth-based architect Darin Norman and businessman Chad Herman, the newly launched company offered $100,000 and agreed to meet the city’s requirements for redeveloping the properties.

From the moment Erin Schallhorn heard about the city of Fort Worth’s plans to build a stormwater detention pond near her Arlington Heights home, she could see her neighborhood’s future washing away.

Property values would decrease as homeowners moved out, driven away by the eyesore and potential safety risks of children drowning, mosquitoes breeding or homeless people camping in the area. There was also no guarantee that the pond would resolve flooding issues that have plagued parts of Arlington Heights for decades, Schallhorn said.

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Source: KERA News

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Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker says state of the city is ‘absolutely strong’

Fort Worth continues to be a city on the rise and a great place to live, Mayor Parker said in her State of the City address.

From safety to services, Fort Worth continues to be a city on the rise and a great place to live, Mayor Mattie Parker said in her State of the City address Friday at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

“Our success as a city is contingent upon our commitment to quality of life policies and investments,” Parker said. “People are quite literally voting with their feet. When people could live anywhere, they’re choosing to live in Fort Worth.”

Nothing surprising about the second-term mayor’s positive outlook but it wasn’t just talk. She had facts to back up her message, noting that Southern Living Magazine named Fort Worth the Best Place to Retire for “City Lovers” – and the Pacific Research Institute named Cowtown  the “Most Pro-Growth City in America.”

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Source: Forth Worth Business Press

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