Summary: After a year of quiet negotiation and Council Executive Sessions, the City-changing Beall Development has emerged Athena-like, at the 12 November 2024 City of Willow Park Council Meeting. • Willow Park Civics is creating and collecting blogs, webpages, image gallery, and other articles about the Beall Development in Willow Park. Willow Park Civics will update this Blog as the Beall Development progresses. • Note: Willow Park Civics is about Willow Park but is NOT associated with or managed by the City of Willow Park.
• Latest Update: updated: 20 February 2025; reposted 20 November 2024; posted 13 November 2024
Beall Development Index
After a year of quiet negotiation and Council Executive Sessions, the City-changing Beall Development has emerged Athena-like, at the 12 November 2024 City of Willow Park Council Meeting.
Willow Park Civics is creating and collecting blogs, webpages, image gallery, and other articles about the Beall Development in Willow Park. Willow Park Civics will update this Blog as the Beall Development progresses.
Journal of Willow Park Civics Blogs and Other Articles
• The Beall Development is now Willow Park. Let the development begin. Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 19 February, 2025
The Beall Development has been officially welcomed into the City of Willow Park. The 317 acres of Dean Ranch, at the southwest corner of I20 and Highway 1187, were accepted for annexation into the City limits during the 11 February 2025 Council Meeting. The "transformative $500 million, mixed-use project will be the largest development in Parker County." And while completion isn't expected for decades, the first business and residential offerings should be available in 3 to 4 years. .
• 11 February 2025 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 07 February 2025
Agenda Items 3, 4, 5 concern the Beall Development - annexing about 11 acres of East Bankhead Hi right-of-way to provide services to Beall Dev., annexing about 318 acres of Beall-Dean Ranch land into the City limits, and ESD1 sharing their 1.5% sales and use tax from Beall Dev. with the City
• Willow Park Public Notices for weeks ending Friday, 24 January and Friday, 31 January 2025, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 01 February 2025
• Public Notice (1) in The Community News: Bids for East Bankhead Highway Utility Extensions Phase 1. [Extensions to Beall Development].
• 28 January 2025 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 24 January 2025
• Agenda Item 1. PUBLIC HEARING: Hold a Public Hearing*, Consideration and take appropriate action on the Creation of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No.2 (the “Zone”), consisting of approximately 317 acres of land generally located south of IH 20, west of FM 1187, and north of E Bankhead Highway within the extraterritorial limits of the City of Willow Park; authorizing issuance of notice; and providing a preliminary Project Plan and Finance Plan, prepared by the City’s TIRZ Administrator, pursuant to Chapter 311, Texas Tax Code*. (MuniCap) [Beall Development]
• Agenda Item 4. Consideration and take appropriate action: on the Creation of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No.2 (the “Zone”) [Beall Development*], consisting of approximately 317 acres of land generally located south of IH 20, west of FM 1187, and north of E Bankhead Highway within the extraterritorial limits of the City of Willow Park; authorizing issuance of notice; and providing a preliminary Project Plan and Finance Plan, prepared by the City’s TIRZ Administrator, pursuant to Chapter 311, Texas Tax Code. (MuniCap)
• Willow Park Public Notices for week ending Friday, 17 January 2025, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 17 January 2025
Public Notice (1) in The Community News: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 6P, City Hall, 120 El Chico Trail for the purpose of considering the creation of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Two [Beall Development]
• 14 January 2025 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 10 January 2025
Agenda Items: 5 Public Hearings on Beall Dev, (annex E Bankhead Hi, annex Beall Dev, Beall PID, Beall TIRZ); create Beall Development PID;
• Willow Park Public Notices for week ending Friday, 03 January 2025, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 03 January 2025
Public Notices (2) in The Community News: Public Hearings 14 January 2025 Council Meeting, 6P. • Public Hearing for Beall Development Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, TIRZ • Public Hearing for Beall Development Public Improvement District, PID, est. cost $75M.
• Willow Park Public Notices for week ending Friday, 27 December 2024, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 27 December 2024
Public Notices (2) The Community News and City of Willow Park Website: • Public Hearings 14 January 2025 6P. • Public Hearing for Beall Development, Annexation of 318 acres • Public Hearing for Annexation, 11 acres of E Bankhead Hi. Right-of-Way, [to connect City utilities (water, wastewater) to Beall Development. Both City Notices include maps. Details in linked blog.
• Willow Park Public Notices for week ending Friday, 20 December 2024. Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 20 December 2024
Public Notices (2): • Public Hearing for Beall Development Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, TIRZ • Public Hearing for Beall Development Public Improvement District, PID. during the Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 6:00pm Council Meeting.
• Beall Development. Article from the Fort Worth Report., Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 16 December, 2024
The "transformative $500 million, 317-acre mixed-use project will be the largest development in Parker County. Willow Park plans to create a public improvement district and issue bonds to cover infrastructure costs. Those initial costs will be repaid from property taxes collected from homes and businesses in the district. The city and the developer also agreed to a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, which will rebate property taxes to the developer by 50% over a 40-year period."
• Connecting Beall Development via Willow Park water and sewer., Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 10 December, 2024
The City and the Beall Development were not contiguous, when the City started the process of working with the Beall Development on it's 317 acre, multi-purpose project, located on the southwest corner of I-20 and FM 1187. However, the City is now annexing about 11 acres of right-of-way land along East Bankhead Highway and contracting engineers for plans to extend City water and sewer to the Beall Development. Details in linked blog.
• 10 December 2024 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 06 December 2024
• Agenda Item 3. Discussion/Action: for the approval of a contractual agreement providing engineering services by Jacob & Martin for the extension of water and sewer to the Beall-Dean Ranch property
• Agenda Item 6. Discussion/Action: to approve a Resolution of the City of Willow Park, Texas, accepting a petition seeking the creation of the Beall-Dean Ranch Public Improvement District within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City and calling for a public hearing for the City Council’s January 14, 2025 meeting
• Willow Park Public Notices for week ending Friday, 22 November 2024, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 30 November, 2024
Public Notices (1): Public Hearing for Beall Development Public Improvement District, 10 December 2024, 6P, City Hall.
• 26 November 2024 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 22 November 2024
Agenda Item 5. Discussion/Action: for approval of a Resolution declaring the City’s intent to begin annexation of approximately 7,313 feet of East Bankhead Highway right- of-way, comprising approximately 10.98 acres of land into the territorial limits of the City of Willow Park; directing city staff to prepare a service plan for the extension of municipal services to the proposed annexation area; and setting two Public Hearings on annexation. This Resolution will commence the annexation of East Bankhead Highway to connect the City limits to the Beall-Dean Ranch Property.
• City of Willow Park's Beall Development "Concept Plan by the Numbers." Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 18 November, 2024
No matter your opinion of the new Beall Development, there are many questions about the Development and how it will affect the City and its Citizens. Willow Park's Beall Development Concept Plan by the Numbers," addresses some of those questions. • Note: Willow Park Civics is about Willow Park but is NOT associated with or managed by the City of Willow Park.
• 317 acres join Willow Park, as Beall Development brings light industrial, commercial, single family and multi-family, Willow Park Civics Blog, 13 November 2024
"This will completely change the trajectory of Willow Park," announced City Administrator Grimes during the 12 November 2024 City Council Meeting. Willow Park is annexing 317 acres for Beall Development's commercial entertainment, restaurants, fast food, retail commercial offices, fuel and convenience store, grocer, etc., and 79 single family lots, garden multi-family residences and park.
• "Council approves land acquisition, Over 300 acres coming for development," Article by The Community News, 13 Nov. 2024, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 15 November 2024
"Willow Park, the second largest city in Parker County, is about to get a lot bigger in the next few years following a decision by the city... The council approved the annexation of 317 acres of land owned by Dean-Beall Ranch, Ltd. The land is located on the southwest corner of Interstate 20 and Highway 1187, running all the way to Bankhead Highway."
• 12 November 2024 Council Meeting, Agenda Items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and Executive Session 10, all concerning Beall Development [in .pdf].
Council Meeting Executive Sessions
See Journal for Beall Development Activity after the 12 November 2024 Council Meeting.
551.087 - Economic Development Negotiations; 551.071 Consultation with City Attorney; Beall Development Agreement;
• 12 November 2024 Council Meeting, Agenda Items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and Executive Session 10, all concerning Beall Development [in .pdf].
• 22 October 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session, Agenda Item 6a
• 08 October 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session, Agenda Item 7a.
• 24 September 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session, Agenda Item 7a [Executive Session cancelled.]
• 10 September 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session, Agenda Item 10a
• 27 August 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session, Agenda Item 14a
• 13 August 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session Agenda Item 14b
• 23 July 2023 Council Meeting, Executive Session Agenda Item 10a
• 25 June 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session Agenda Item 11
• 11 June 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session Agenda Item 11
• 28 May 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session Agenda Item 5
• 14 May 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session Agenda Item 10
• 23 April 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session Agenda Item 8.
• 26 March 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session Agenda Item 7. 551.087 - Economic Development Negotiations; 551.071 Consultation with City Attorney; Beall Deve13 August 2024 Council Meetinglopment
• 27 February 2024 Council Meeting, Executive Session Agenda Item 12. 551.087 - Economic Development Negotiations; 551.071 Consultation with City Attorney; Beall Development Agreement.
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