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Vote postponed on tax abatement

Tue, 07/13/2021 - 10:10 am

Jack County Commissioners were scheduled to vote Monday on the application from Lasso Wind, LLC, for the designation of a certain area of the county as a reinvestment zone for tax abatement.

After a 90-minute public hearing on the item at the Jack County Courthouse, which has divided the county for several months, a commissioner leaving forced a delay on the vote.

A packed room watched Precinct 1 Commissioner Gary Oliver give a brief statement and then leave the proceedings after the public hearing.

“I am not going to be a pawn in this action,” Oliver said. “Voters are not speaking loud enough on this issue. I’m leaving, so there will not be a quorum.”

For the full story, see the Wednesday, July 14, edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.