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Storyline · 39 events · Apr 1995 – Oct 14, 2026

Amarillo's public improvement districts: assessments, advisory boards and PID-backed debt (1995-2026)

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Oct 14, 2026: Colonies PID advisory board agenda lists two maintenance contract renewals and district financials. The Colonies Public Improvement District Advisory Board's October 14, 2026 agenda, posted October 6, listed renewal of the Arborlogical-SavATree contract (expiring January 12, 2027), renewal of the Green Plains maintenance contract (expiring January 31, 2027), and discussion of the district's financials and outstanding budget. Read the event
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To Apr 1995: The Greenways Public Improvement District is established. The storyline has 39 dated events in all. Read the event

A public improvement district (PID) is an area where property owners pay a yearly special assessment for improvements and services such as landscaping, trails, lighting and entry features, under the Public Improvement District Assessment Act (Texas Local Government Code Chapter 372). The City of Amarillo lists eleven PIDs, from the Greenways (April 1995) to Estancia (August 2024); the council added a twelfth, Rock Ridge, in July-August 2026. Each district has a council-appointed advisory board that recommends a budget and five-year service plan, which the council adopts by ordinance each year with the assessment. In the Greenways and Colonies, and later Heritage Hills, the City issued certificates of obligation for developer-built amenities and repays them from PID assessments; its FY2025 financial report says the City is obligated to issue debt and pay developers once enough property owners can support the payments. In 2025 the council published notice of certificates to buy park amenities from the Pinnacle and Vineyards developers and, separately, planned to buy constructed Colonies park improvements. The council tabled the 2025/26 Colonies ordinance in August 2025 and adopted it in September 2025. The advisory boards' minutes record recurring disputes over City administration fees, developer reimbursements and landscape contracts; the Colonies board raised its rate from $0.10 to $0.13 per square foot in 2022 and to 15 cents in 2025.

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  1. · Origin

    The Greenways Public Improvement District is established

    The City lists the Greenways PID, near the southwest corner of Hillside Road and Coulter Street, as established in April 1995. Its assessment is a flat rate set by each lot's classification (A, B, C and D), and it has a five-member advisory board appointed by the City Council. It is the oldest of the PIDs on the City's list.[1][2]

    • ✓ Verified

      Chapter 372, Subchapter A of the Texas Local Government Code, the Public Improvement District Assessment Act, lets a city council that finds it "promotes the interests" of the city undertake an improvement project that "confers a special benefit on a definable part" of the city. Authorized projects include landscaping; fountains, distinctive lighting and signs; sidewalks and streets; and parks and other listed improvements (Section 372.003). [3]

    • ✓ Verified

      Under Sections 372.005, 372.009 and 372.010, a petition to create a PID must state the nature, estimated cost, boundaries, method of assessment and cost split of the improvements. It is sufficient if signed by owners of more than 50% of the appraised value of the property to be assessed and by more than 50% of the record owners (or owners of more than 50% of the area). The council must hold a public hearing, and may then create the district by a resolution adopted by a majority of all its members. [3]

    • ✓ Verified

      Section 372.015 requires the council to apportion the cost of an improvement "on the basis of special benefits accruing to the property," and allows assessment equally per front foot or square foot, by property value, or "in any other manner that results in imposing equal shares of the cost on property similarly benefitted." Under Section 372.017 the council levies the assessment by ordinance after hearing objections. [3]

    • ✓ Verified

      The City's PID page says the costs of PID improvements and services "are paid entirely by the property owners within the PID," that assessments are calculated each fiscal year by the Potter and Randall appraisal districts and appear on the property tax bill, and that each PID has an advisory board appointed by the City Council. [1]

    • ✓ Verified

      The City lists the Greenways PID as established in April 1995, assessed "based on a flat rate, depending on the lot's classification A, B, C & D," with a five-member advisory board. Council minutes place it generally at the southwest corner of Hillside Road and Coulter Street. [1][2]

  2. · Precursor

    City issues its first certificates of obligation for Greenways PID amenities ($600,000)

    The City's FY2025 financial report says the City issued certificates of obligation to pay for improvements in the Greenways PID: $600,000 in 2001, $620,000 in 2003, $600,000 in 2008 (the 2003 and 2008 issues since refunded), $725,000 in 2014 and $975,000 in 2021. For the Colonies PID it lists $585,000 in 2006, $1,500,000 in 2008, $1,535,000 in 2014 and $3,000,000 in 2018. Residents' special assessments repay the debt and pay for upkeep.[4]

    • ✓ Verified

      The City's FY2025 financial report says the City issued certificates of obligation for Greenways PID improvements of $600,000 in 2001, $620,000 in 2003 and $600,000 in 2008 (the 2003 and 2008 issues since refunded), $725,000 in 2014 and $975,000 in 2021, and for the Colonies PID of $585,000 in 2006, $1,500,000 in 2008 (since refunded), $1,535,000 in 2014 and $3,000,000 in 2018. It says the special assessments paid by residents pay for upkeep of the amenities and service the debt. [4]

      Greenways 2001
      $600,000
      Greenways 2003
      $620,000
      Greenways 2008
      $600,000
      Greenways 2014
      $725,000
      Greenways 2021
      $975,000
      Colonies 2006
      $585,000
      Colonies 2008
      $1,500,000
      Colonies 2014
      $1,535,000
      Colonies 2018
      $3,000,000
    • ✓ Verified

      The report says "The City is obligated to issue additional debt and pay the developer when there are sufficient property owners to support the debt service payments," and that the City is obligated to issue debt for the Colonies when there are enough property owners "to pay the developer along with the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of the amenities." It puts the original estimate for all Greenways amenities at about $2.5 million and for the Colonies at about $4.6 million. [4]

      Greenways amenities estimate
      $2,500,000
      Colonies amenities estimate
      $4,600,000
    • ✓ Verified

      Section 372.023 lets improvement costs be paid or reimbursed by a combination of methods, and Section 372.026 lets the council pledge income from improvements financed under the subchapter, including installment payments of assessments, to pay obligations such as bonds and reimbursement agreements. [3]

  3. · Context

    Eight more PIDs are established, from the Colonies (2001) to Heritage Hills (2016)

    The City lists establishment dates for the Colonies (February 2001), Tutbury (August 2001), Point West (July 2003), Quail Creek (December 2006), the Vineyards (March 2011), Town Square (October 2014) and Heritage Hills (July 2016). Most assess a rate per square foot of lot; Tutbury and Quail Creek divide expenses equally among lots, Point West uses each owner's share of total square footage, and the Vineyards divides expenses among all platted lots.[1]

    • ✓ Verified

      The City lists these establishment dates: the Colonies, February 2001; Tutbury, August 2001; Point West, July 2003; Quail Creek, December 2006; the Vineyards, March 2011; Town Square, October 2014; Heritage Hills, July 2016; the Pinnacle, August 2017; Homestead, 2024; and Estancia, August 13, 2024. With the Greenways (April 1995), the page lists eleven PIDs. [1]

    • ✓ Verified

      The City lists the Colonies, Heritage Hills, the Pinnacle, Town Square, Homestead and Estancia as assessed at a rate multiplied by the square footage of the lot; Point West by each owner's percentage of the total square footage in the district; Quail Creek and Tutbury by dividing expenses equally among their 29 residential and 24 platted lots; and the Vineyards by dividing expenses among all platted lots. [1]

    • ✓ Verified

      Ordinance No. 8226, adopted on the council's December 9, 2025 consent agenda, sets each PID board's makeup "in accordance with the Formation documents." For example, the Colonies board has five members: two lot owners other than the developer, two recommended by the developer and one recommended by the owners, with the developer and owner seats passing to the property owners association once the property is fully developed. Quail Creek and Tutbury have three-member boards. [5][6][7]

  4. · Context

    Council creates the Pinnacle Public Improvement District (Resolution 08-01-17-1), 4-0

    After a public hearing with no comments, the council adopted Resolution No. 08-01-17-1, 4-0, establishing the Pinnacle PID near Hollywood Road, Bell Street, Western Street and Sundown Lane on a petition from Rockrose Development, LLC, for residential and commercial/retail uses. The district was created to fund the construction and maintenance of right-of-way improvements such as landscaping, green areas and entry features.[8][1]

    Elaine HaysFreda PowellEddy SauerHoward Smith

    • ✓ Verified

      On August 1, 2017 the council adopted Resolution No. 08-01-17-1, 4-0, establishing "The Pinnacle Public Improvement District" in the vicinity of Hollywood Road, Bell Street, Western Street and Sundown Lane. The petition came from Rockrose Development, LLC for residential and commercial/retail uses, and the minutes say the district was created "to fund the construction and maintenance of certain right-of-way improvements such as landscaping, green areas and entry features." No one spoke at the public hearing. [8]

      Votes for
      4
      Votes against
      0
    • ✓ Verified

      A Rockrose Development, LLC representative (as summarized in the minutes): The minutes record a Rockrose Development representative saying the company had built many neighborhoods since 1993, that "The demand for public improvement districts has increased," and that "The amenities are paid for by the tenants who live in the public improvement district areas." [8]

    • ✓ Verified

      Under the City Code, the Pinnacle board has three members, two suggested by the developer and one by the owner of non-school property, with terms that coincide with the City's fiscal year; in the fiscal year after the developer sells at least 100 residential lots, it grows to five members. In November 2025 the council considered appointing two developer-recommended members and one owner-recommended member for terms ending September 30, 2026. [5][9]

  5. · Context

    Council passes 2019/20 assessments for eight PIDs on first reading, 5-0

    The council passed eight ordinances (Nos. 7813-7820), each 5-0 on first reading after a public hearing with no comments, levying the 2019/20 assessments and adopting budgets and five-year service plans for Heritage Hills, Town Square, Point West, the Vineyards, Quail Creek, Tutbury, the Colonies and the Greenways. It also held a hearing on the Pinnacle PID assessment with no motion. Each ordinance cites Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code.[10][3]

    Ginger NelsonElaine HaysFreda PowellEddy SauerHoward Smith

    • ✓ Verified

      On September 17, 2019 the council passed Ordinances 7813-7820 on first reading, each 5-0 after a public hearing with no comments, each "levying an assessment on property within the [district] as authorized by Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code" and adopting a 2019-2020 budget and five-year service plan. The advisory boards had met between May and August 2019 to review the proposed budgets. [10]

    • ✓ Verified

      Recommended 2019/20 rates and assessment totals: Heritage Hills $0.08 per square foot ($319,940); Town Square $0.1111 per square foot ($166,164); Point West unchanged at $52,000 total; the Vineyards $50 per lot ($7,950); Quail Creek $350 per lot ($10,150); Tutbury $679 per lot ($16,296); the Colonies $0.10 per square foot ($1,054,399); and the Greenways $720 for type A lots, $600 for type B, $864 for type D and $1,800 per acre for commercial property ($643,344). [10]

      Heritage hills total
      $319,940
      Town square total
      $166,164
      Point west total
      $52,000
      Vineyards total
      $7,950
      Quail creek total
      $10,150
      Tutbury total
      $16,296
      Colonies total
      $1,054,399
      Greenways total
      $643,344
    • ✓ Verified

      The Colonies PID budget projected $950,179 in maintenance, operation and debt service expenses for FY 2019/20. The minutes say the board recommended unanimously keeping the rate at $0.10 per square foot to cover operating costs "as well as an additional $470,292 annual debt service payment." [10]

      Colonies budget
      $950,179
      Colonies debt service
      $470,292
    • ✓ Verified

      Section 372.013 requires an ongoing service plan of at least five years, prepared by the advisory body, that defines the annual indebtedness and projected costs of improvements; the council may approve it only by ordinance or order, and must review and update it annually to set the annual budget. Section 372.014 requires an assessment plan in the annual service plan. [3]

  6. · Context

    Colonies PID board offers its landscape contractor, Custom Gardens, a one-year renewal at up to 26% more and redoes the FIMC management contract

    The Colonies PID advisory board met because its landscape maintenance contract with Custom Gardens was in its fourth year and expiring March 21, 2020, and the contractor was raising its price 26% (about $2,800 a month). The board voted unanimously to offer a one-year renewal at up to a 26% increase, and began revising bid specifications for a new contract. Staff said the three-year management contract with FIMC approved in August 2018 had never been formalized; the board voted to redo it for two and a half years, expiring September 30, 2022.[11]

    • ✓ Verified

      The March 13, 2020 Colonies minutes say the landscape maintenance contract "was for three years with two possible one-year extensions," that its fourth year expired March 21, and that "The contractor is raising the cost of maintenance by 26%," about $2,800 a month, taking the $143,000 budgeted for 2019/20 to about $166,622. The board voted unanimously "to offer [the contractor] a one-year renewal for up to 26% increase in cost." [11]

      Increase
      26%
      Budget 2019 20
      $143,000
    • ✓ Verified

      Staff told the board the FIMC management contract was in the first year of a three-year contract with CPI increases "but the contract was never formalized," after an August 2018 motion for a new three-year contract starting March 21, 2019, and that the contract could not be backdated. The board voted unanimously "to redo the contract with FIMC for two and a half years, expiring September 30, 2022." [11]

  7. · Context

    Colonies PID board recommends its 2020/21 budget 4-1 after questioning the City's administration fee

    Reviewing the 2020/21 budget and five-year service plan, the Colonies board held "a lengthy discussion" with City staff about an increase in the City's administration fee, which Finance said came from an indirect cost plan, and asked for a separate meeting on it. Facing a long-term negative fund balance, the board chose to move a $112,500 payment to 2021/22 and a planned $1,500,000 debt issuance to 2025/26 instead of raising the rate from $0.10 to $0.12 per square foot. The amended budget passed 4-1.[12]

    • ✓ Verified

      Given "the long-term negative fund balance being shown by the proposal budget," the board chair offered two options: postpone a $112,500 payment another year or raise assessments from $0.10 to $0.12. The board moved the payment to 2021/22 and asked that a $1,500,000 issuance be pushed to 2025/26 (Finance put the interest rate at 4 or 5%). The amended 2020/21 budget and five-year service plan passed with four members voting aye and the chair voting no. [12]

    • ✓ Verified

      The minutes record "a lengthy discussion regarding the increase in the City's Administration fees" between the board and City employees; Finance explained "the indirect cost plan formula used to account for all city employees and their time spent on the PID," and the board asked for a second meeting with documentation of the calculations. [12]

    • ✓ Verified

      On August 26, 2020 the board unanimously recommended Green Plains Design's low bid for the Colonies Unit 72 common-area improvements, $385,000 plus a $17,800 alternate for additional concrete, $402,800 in all, against an estimate of $363,150; staff said the recommendation would go to the City Council. Rockrose had agreed to oversee the unit's development. [13]

      Award
      $402,800

  8. · Precursor

    Greenways PID board recommends $1,000,000 in City debt to reimburse its developer

    In July 2020 the Greenways board recommended a 2020/21 budget with a $25 increase for residential B lots to support a future $1,000,000 bond to reimburse the developer in full, after Finance said issuing the full amount would otherwise require higher rates or lower costs. On November 9, 2020 the board voted unanimously to have the City Council move forward with issuing $1,000,000 in debt for the reimbursement, "acknowledging that the assessments are adequate to cover debt service payments," and recommended Ramirez Lawn and Sprinkler for the maintenance contract (about $156,000). The council published notice of the certificates on November 17, 2020.[14][15][16]

    • ✓ Verified

      The July 17, 2020 Greenways budget showed $444,722 for total maintenance and operation, a $300,000 developer reimbursement already approved by the council, and a $700,000 developer reimbursement tied to debt service. Finance said that if the full $1,000,000 was issued "the PID would have to increase rates or lower costs due to cash flow issues." The board unanimously recommended the budget "with an increase of $25 to residential B lot for a future bond issue of $1,000,000." [14]

    • ✓ Verified

      On November 9, 2020 the board voted unanimously "to have city council move forward with issuing $1,000,000 debt for reimbursement to the developer, acknowledging that the assessments are adequate to cover debt service payments," and unanimously recommended awarding the maintenance contract to Ramirez Lawn and Sprinkler; staff said the bid was around $156,000, for one year with two one-year renewals. On November 17, 2020 the council approved publishing notice of the certificates. [15][16]

      Debt recommended
      $1,000,000

  9. · Context

    Heritage Hills PID board recommends paying its developer from surplus instead of bonds

    The Heritage Hills board weighed reimbursing the developer for first-phase improvements from City bonds, PID surplus, or both. Staff said both would need council action and that the surplus could cover the current project, while a bond would add annual debt service paid from assessments. The board voted unanimously to recommend reimbursement from surplus. Its June 2021 budget review showed a $429,601.47 reimbursement to the developer taken out earlier that year, and the board added a $400,000 line for a further payment "before interest accrues so that a bond would not have to be issued at a later time."[17][18]

    • ✓ Verified

      Staff said reimbursement by bonds or surplus would each require council action, that the surplus held enough to reimburse the developer for the current project, and that a bond "would then necessitate an annual debt service payment which would be paid by annual assessments." The board voted unanimously "to recommend a reimbursement from surplus funds." [17]

    • ✓ Verified

      At the June 16, 2021 budget meeting staff reported a 2019/20 ending fund balance of $604,051 and a projected 2020/21 ending balance of $1,225,891; the board confirmed the spreadsheet showed "the reimbursement of $429,601.47 to the developer taken out earlier in the year." Added square footage raised projected assessments to $427,364. The board added a $400,000 developer payment line and approved the 2021/22 budget and service plan unanimously. [18]

      Reimbursement
      $429,601
      Added payment line
      $400,000

  10. · Related development

    Council votes 5-0 to publish notice of up to $1,050,000 in certificates for Greenways PID parks

    The council adopted Resolution No. 11-17-20-2, 5-0, authorizing publication of notice of intent to issue up to $1,050,000 in certificates of obligation for acquiring, building, improving and equipping park facilities in the Greenways PID. On January 26, 2021 it authorized the City's Series 2021 combination tax and revenue certificates (Ordinance No. 7903), 5-0; the City's financial reports list a single Series 2021 certificate issue, $975,000 for Greenways PID park facilities.[16][19][4]

    Ginger NelsonElaine HaysFreda PowellEddy SauerHoward SmithLaura Storrs

    • ✓ Verified

      On November 17, 2020 the council adopted Resolution No. 11-17-20-2, 5-0, approving publication of notice of intention to issue certificates of obligation "not to exceed $1,050,000," with proceeds for "acquiring, construction, improving and equipping park facilities in the Greenways Public Improvement District." The Assistant City Manager and the City's financial advisor, Specialized Public Finance, presented the item. [16]

      Max principal
      $1,050,000
      Votes for
      5
      Votes against
      0
    • ✓ Verified

      On January 26, 2021 the council adopted Ordinance No. 7903, 5-0, authorizing "City of Amarillo, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2021," payable from property taxes and a limited pledge of water and sewer revenues. The minutes do not state the purpose. The City's FY2025 financial report lists one Series 2021 certificate issue: $975,000 "for the purpose of improving park facilities in the Greenways PID," maturing through 2041. [19][4]

      Principal
      $975,000

  11. · Precursor

    Council awards $2,068,248 Pinnacle PID amenities construction contract

    On its consent agenda, approved 5-0, the council awarded Panhandle Steel Buildings a $2,068,248 construction contract for Pinnacle PID improvements at the Attebury Drive and Rockridge Parkway entry and along Rockridge Parkway and Hollow Landing Avenue: landscaping, sod, concrete walking trails and specialty lighting.[20]

    Ginger NelsonElaine HaysFreda PowellEddy SauerHoward Smith

    • ✓ Verified

      On December 15, 2020 the council's consent agenda, approved 5-0, awarded Panhandle Steel Buildings $2,068,248 for the Pinnacle PID amenities improvement project: landscaping, sod, concrete walking trails and specialty lighting at the Attebury Drive and Rockridge Parkway entryway and along Rockridge Parkway and Hollow Landing Avenue, built "to applicable City standards." [20]

      Contract
      $2,068,248
    • ✓ Verified

      The December 2020 minutes do not state how the contract was funded. The City's FY2025 financial report says the Pinnacle PID had about $2.5 million of unreimbursed costs to the developer for enhancements at September 30, 2025. Fetched sources do not tie that amount to the 2020 contract. [20][4]

  12. · Context

    Randall County contracted to collect PID assessments; 2021/22 Greenways rates raised

    In February 2021 the council approved, on consent, a contract for Randall County to assess and collect PID taxes for an annual fee based on prior-year costs. In September 2021 it passed the 2021/22 PID ordinances on first reading, 4-0 each, including Greenways rates of $750 for Type A lots, $625 for Type B and $900 for Type D lots and $1,875 per acre for commercial property, for a total assessment of $671,219.[21][22]

    Laura Storrs

    • ✓ Verified

      On February 23, 2021 the council's consent agenda, approved 5-0, included a contract for Randall County to assess and collect PID taxes for an annual fee based on prior-year costs; the contract remains in effect indefinitely, and either party may end it with notice. [21]

    • ✓ Verified

      On September 14, 2021 the council passed Ordinance No. 7935 on first reading, 4-0, setting Greenways rates at $750 for Type A lots, $625 for Type B, $900 for Type D and $1,875 per acre for commercial property, for a total assessment of $671,219; the 2019/20 rates had been $720, $600, $864 and $1,800. [22][10]

      Greenways type a
      $750
      Greenways total
      $671,219

  13. · Related development

    Colonies PID board reworks its 2021/22 plan around about $3.2 million owed to the developer

    At the June 10, 2021 budget meeting Finance said the Colonies PID still owed the developer about $3.2 million, rising to $3.5 million if reimbursement waited a year, and that the five-year plan went negative with the planned fifth debt issuance. On June 24 the board split two $2 million reimbursements into four $1 million reimbursements, moved the fifth issuance to 2022/23 at $75,000 of debt service instead of $150,000, and held the landscape contract line at $180,000; it approved the plan unanimously without an assessment increase.[23][24]

    • ✓ Verified

      On June 10, 2021 Finance said "the Colonies still owes the developer approximately $3.2 million," that waiting a year "would bring the debt up to $3.5 million," and reminded the board that the five-year plan's surplus "must stay a positive number to be brought before city council and passed." Revised 2020/21 maintenance and operations were put at $595,000. [23]

      Owed to developer
      $3,200,000
    • ✓ Verified

      On June 24, 2021 the board's interim chair said "the two $2 million reimbursements were split into four $1 million reimbursements" and the fifth debt issuance's estimated debt service was cut from $150,000 to $75,000 and moved to 2022/23. Staff noted the changes "do not include an assessment increase"; the chair said he would prefer another homeowner on the board before deciding on one. The budget and service plan were approved unanimously. [24]

  14. · Related development

    Greenways PID board agrees to repay a disputed developer balance at $35,000 a year and raises rates

    In January 2022 a Greenways board member said an additional developer reimbursement of about $165,000 was a City miscalculation that residents were paying for; City Finance staff said interest had not been included in the original bond amounts. In March the Assistant City Manager said the invoices were correct and the interest had not been calculated in time. On April 21 the board planned to pay $35,000 a year over five years toward the roughly $170,000 owed, set the base assessment rate at $670, and voted unanimously to assess Class D lots at 1.5 times the base rate.[25][26][27][28]

    Laura Storrs

    • ✓ Verified

      laura-storrs: In January 2022 a board member said the $165,000 additional reimbursement to the developer "was a city miscalculation, and now the PID residents are eating that cost"; a City Finance staff member said bonds had been sold for the majority "but there was an interest included that wasn't calculated in the initial bond amounts." In March 2022 Assistant City Manager Laura Storrs said the invoices were correct and that she did not consider it a miscalculation: the City had not had time to verify the full payoff when the board sought to pay off the debt. [25][26]

    • ✓ Verified

      On April 21, 2022 the board planned to pay $35,000 a year, paying the developer off in five years, and was told it owed "the full $170,000." It asked for a base rate of $670 and voted unanimously to raise the Class D lot assessment to a 1.5 multiplier of the base rate (from 1.2). One member said he would tell residents rates were rising "because the city messed up"; the district's manager said they were due for a rate increase anyway. In June the board agreed the developer was not responsible for a park drainage problem "and should be paid his reimbursement." [27][28]

      Annual payment
      $35,000
      Balance
      $170,000
      Base rate
      $670
    • ⚠ Sources differ

      The minutes give the additional Greenways developer balance two ways.

      Reported value 1[25]

      Balance
      $165,000

      January 12, 2022 minutes: a board member refers to $165,000 owed to the developer and asks to pay it out over time.

      Reported value 2[27]

      Balance
      $170,000

      April 21, 2022 minutes: 'they owed the full $170,000.'

    • ✓ Verified

      In April 2024 the Greenways minutes say "there are about 2 payments left," with about $8,000 or $9,000 for the last payment. The City's FY2025 financial report says about $35,000 was due the Greenways developer for unreimbursed improvements at September 30, 2025. [29][4]

  15. · Related development

    Colonies PID board votes to terminate its Amarillo Integrated landscape contract

    Months after Amarillo Integrated won the Colonies landscape maintenance bid, the board learned the contract had been written at $276,000 for 40 months without tree care, and an addendum to add about $56,000 for tree care was tabled in February 2022 over whether tree care was already in the base scope. Amarillo Integrated gave 60-day notice on May 16, 2022 and the Colonies HOA voted to recommend rescinding the contract. City staff read a letter saying the contract was among the HOA, the City and the contractor, that cancellation is not grounds for emergency procurement, and that private arrangements with landscapers outside procurement would not be reimbursed. The board voted unanimously to terminate the contract.[30][31][32]

    • ✓ Verified

      On February 2, 2022 staff said Amarillo Integrated's first bid had a $109,000 base plus a $56,000 tree-maintenance sheet, and its rebid after contract-language changes was $276,000 without the tree sheet; the tree-care addendum would bring the total to about $333,460, still well below the next bid. The district's landscape architect objected, saying tree care was in the base specifications; the board tabled the addendum. The $276,000 was for a 40-month contract. [30]

    • ✓ Verified

      The City's letter, read at the May 27, 2022 meeting, says "this landscape maintenance contract is between the Colonies' HOA, the City, and the Contractor," that Amarillo Integrated submitted its 60-day notice on May 16, that "The cancellation of an existing contract is not included as a reason for emergency procurement," and that "Any private discussions or agreements made with landscape companies/contractors outside of the procurement process will not be eligible for reimbursement from the City or PID funds." The board then voted unanimously to terminate the contract. [32]

    • ✓ Verified

      In April 2022 the board chair said the dispute was a misunderstanding about the contract's scope and raised separating mowing, tree care and flower beds into separate contracts; on April 25 the board unanimously approved a separate tree-care bid scope. [31]

  16. · Related development

    Colonies PID board recommends raising its assessment from $0.10 to $0.13 per square foot

    Reviewing the 2022/23 budget, the Colonies board, which had kept the rate at $0.10 per square foot, compared $0.11, $0.13 and $0.14 rates with a $700,000 payment to Rockrose Development and a $3 million bond for the rest owed. At $0.11 the plan went negative within five years; at $0.13 it showed about a $1 million surplus in year five. The board unanimously approved a budget at $0.13, split landscaping into turf maintenance ($200,000), tree care ($100,000) and seasonal planting lines, and used 6% inflation. Finance said the new rate would appear on the next tax bill. Earlier, board members had questioned the City administration fee rising from $5,000 to $30,000.[33][34][31]

    Rockrose Development, LLC

    • ✓ Verified

      The July 20, 2022 minutes say that with the $700,000 payment to Rockrose, "At $0.11 ... the budget broke in the span of the 5-year plan. At the $0.14 rate, they would have 1.5 million in surplus in year 5," and "With $0.13 they had a million-dollar surplus." The chair said the aim was to "pay off the $700,000 to Rockrose and issue the $3 million bond." The board unanimously accepted the budget as changed, at $0.13 per square foot. [33]

      Rate old
      $0
      Rate new
      $0
      Bond
      $3,000,000
    • ✓ Verified

      At the April and June 2022 Colonies meetings board members asked why the City administration fee went from $5,000 to $30,000. City Finance staff said the City had hired a firm to calculate the costs, that PIDs receive services such as debt management and public meetings not provided to other neighborhoods, and staff said a position for PID contracts was planned. [31][34]

      Admin fee old
      $5,000
      Admin fee new
      $30,000

  17. · Related development

    Heritage Hills PID board plans a $1.25 million bond for Phase III improvements

    After recommending Tri-State General Contractors' $595,313 bid for Phase II landscape improvements in November 2021, the Heritage Hills board turned to Phase III. City Finance staff said the City did not issue revenue bonds for less than $1 million but could combine the district's request with another PID's issuance. The board settled on about $1.25 million for Phase III and the extension of Legacy, rather than also borrowing for a later Phase IV. In February 2023 it approved the Phase III construction bid.[35][36][37][38]

    Tri-State General Contracting Group, Inc.

    • ✓ Verified

      On November 22, 2021 the Heritage Hills board unanimously recommended Tri-State's bid for Bid 7106, Phase 2 landscape improvements, at $595,313 with additional lighting; Plains Builders bid $665,000. Staff said that under the City's bid process they had to go with the lowest reasonable bid. [35]

      Award
      $595,313
    • ✓ Verified

      On August 10, 2022 City Finance staff "explained that the city did not issue revenue bonds for anything less that $1 million, however, there was a PID already requesting bond issuance, so they would be able to lump in whatever cost they needed into the same bond." A board member suggested $1.25 million; in October he said Phase III was estimated at about $750,000 and "they had requested the bond for $1.25 million." The board voted on October 12 to put the specifications out to bid and on February 28, 2023 to approve the Phase III construction bid. [36][37][38]

      Bond request
      $1,250,000
    • ✓ Verified

      The Heritage Hills and Colonies minutes do not name the certificate series that funded their 2023 projects; the City's debt schedule at September 30, 2025 lists Series 2023 Colonies and Heritage Hills certificates. The site does not match amounts between the two. [38][39][40]

  18. · Related development

    Heritage Hills PID board learns its landscape and management contracts did not include the City

    City staff told the Heritage Hills board that both the district's landscape maintenance contract and its management contract were between the developer and W Real Estate, not the City; invoices had been sent to the City and paid, and staff stopped payment on learning there was no City contract. The board voted to request quotes for a management services contract and a six-month maintenance contract, and to bid a long-term contract (one member abstained, citing a sister company doing the work). In December it approved a six-month contract with Ramirez Lawn & Sprinkler; the management solicitation drew no bids at first, and the board approved a contract with FIMC in June 2023.[37][41][42]

    • ✓ Verified

      On October 12, 2022 City staff said both "the landscape and the management contract did not have the city involved"; the landscape contract was "between the Developer and W Real Estate," invoices "were sent into the city and processed," and "as soon as they became aware of it, they put in a stop payment, as they can't legally pay that without a contract." Staff added that the management contract was also between W Real Estate and the developer. A staff member said W Real Estate had held six months of invoices before submitting them. [37]

    • ✓ Verified

      The board voted unanimously to request quotes for a professional services (management) contract and for a six-month maintenance contract; a motion to bid a one-year maintenance contract with renewal options passed with one member abstaining, who said it "was a conflict of interest for him as it was a sister company currently handling the landscape maintenance." On December 8, 2022 the board approved the six-month contract with Ramirez Lawn & Sprinkler (the prior monthly cost was $3,391.15). On February 13, 2023 staff said the management solicitation had no bids and the City would process invoices in-house. [37][41][42]

  19. · Context

    Colonies PID board rejects a $360,000 landscape bid, then recommends Green Plains Design at about $195,000

    On November 18, 2022 the Colonies board voted unanimously to cancel landscape Bid #7319: the incumbent, Custom Gardens, scored highest but bid about $360,000 against a typical turf budget of about $180,000, and staff said the board could only accept or reject the top-scored bid as submitted. On January 17, 2023 the board unanimously recommended Green Plains Design, partnered with Garrett Landscaping, on rebid #7416 at just over $195,000. Rockrose Development had paid for interim maintenance after the Amarillo Integrated contract ended.[43][44][33]

    Rockrose Development, LLC

    • ✓ Verified

      On November 18, 2022 the board chair said the incumbent, Custom Gardens, won the scoring but "their bid came in at double what their budget was," about $360,000 against about $180,000, and that the board's only options were to accept or reject it. Four firms bid: Ramirez Lawn, Green Plains, that company and Reeder Landscape. The board voted unanimously "to cancel the bid and resubmit for a new bid." [43]

    • ✓ Verified

      On January 17, 2023 staff said "Green Plains Design came out as the winning bid, and that they were partnered with Garrett landscaping. Their bid came in just over $195,000." The board approved the bid unanimously, with work targeted to begin February 1 after council approval. [44]

      Bid
      $195,000

  20. · Related development

    Colonies PID board directs a $3.7 million reimbursement to Rockrose after a $3 million bond

    City Finance staff told the Colonies board the total owed to Rockrose Development was $4,036,000; a Rockrose representative said its figures updated in September, which explained the difference from July. Staff confirmed the $3 million bond had been issued in February 2023. The board decided to have Finance write Rockrose a $3.7 million reimbursement check and to decide later how to pay the remainder.[39][44]

    Rockrose Development, LLC

    • ✓ Verified

      The March 21, 2023 minutes say "the total owed to Rockrose was $4,036,000," that "the $3 million bond had been issued" (Finance confirmed it "was issued on February 26th"), and that the board decided to have City Finance write a $3.7 million reimbursement check to Rockrose. In January a Rockrose representative had said the $700,000 cash payment approved in the budget "appeared to be off the table now." [39][44]

      Owed
      $4,036,000
      Payment
      $3,700,000
      Bond
      $3,000,000
    • ✓ Verified

      At the same meeting FIMC said its new signed contract let it approve expenses under $3,000 without the City's purchasing process; from $3,000 to $50,000 it must get three bids. [39]

  21. · Related development

    City says it cannot reimburse Rockrose for interim Colonies landscape maintenance

    Staff told the Colonies board that, per Finance and Legal, the City could not reimburse Rockrose Development for landscape maintenance it paid for between contractors, because no contract was in place and procurement law was not followed. The board chair and a Rockrose representative said that was the opposite of what they had been told, and the Rockrose representative said the City Manager's team had said the developer could be reimbursed up to the amount left in the Amarillo Integrated contract. The board chair asked for a meeting with the City Manager, City Attorney, the Colonies' attorney and Rockrose. The minutes record no vote.[45]

    Rockrose Development, LLC

    • ✓ Verified

      The May 9, 2023 minutes say "per finance and legal, they would not be able to reimburse Rockrose since there was not a contract in place and procurement law was not followed." An assistant city attorney said the money budgeted for the former contractor would stay with the PID and could be used for other purposes, but not for the period between contractors, which the City had determined was not an emergency. A Rockrose representative said that spending $40,000 had prevented $500,000 of damage. [45]

    • Unverified

      The cached Colonies minutes after May 2023 do not record the requested meeting with the City Manager or a reimbursement for the interim maintenance. The site does not assert an outcome. [45]

  22. · Related development

    PID boards object to higher City administration fees in their 2023/24 budgets

    In the 2023/24 budget cycle several advisory boards questioned increases in the City's administration fee. The Quail Creek board on May 25 at first refused to approve the budget as presented and was told the only way to avoid the fee would be to dissolve the PID and turn it over to the HOA; it then approved an amended budget. On June 26 the Vineyards board asked about a "1000% increase" and approved its budget subject to a review with the City Manager's office, raising its assessment to $75 a year; the Greenways board heard Assistant City Manager Laura Storrs say the City had added a position that worked only on PIDs and that all PIDs' admin costs had gone up. The Greenways board had also found a budget error showing $1 million of already-spent bond money as surplus, and raised its assessments 9%.[46][47][48][49]

    Laura Storrs

    • ✓ Verified

      On May 25, 2023 the Quail Creek board chair said the fee was not in the PID's resolution and that she "would not approve the budget the way it was presented." Staff "explained the only way to negate the city administrative fee would be to dissolve the PID and turn it over to the HOA." The board then approved an amended budget unanimously and asked that a letter go to homeowners about the assessment increase. [46]

    • ✓ Verified

      On June 26, 2023 a Vineyards board member "asked about the 1000% increase on the City Administration Fee," and "The entire board was very upset over the jump in cost, especially when they didn't require much service." Finance said the amount was set for the year. The board voted to raise assessments to $75 a year and approved the budget "with the understanding that there would be a review over the City Administration fees with the City Manager's office." [47]

      Assessment
      $75
    • ✓ Verified

      laura-storrs: At the Greenways meeting the same day Laura Storrs said all PIDs were getting an increased cost "because they added a position that was only for working on the PIDs," after PIDs asked for better City service, and that the City might look at other ways of calculating the fee. The board approved its amended budget unanimously and decided not to seek a meeting with the mayor on the fees that year. [49]

    • ✓ Verified

      On May 16, 2023 Finance said the spreadsheet shown at the previous meeting "had shown them with a million dollars in their surplus from a bond where the money had already been spent," and apologized for the error; the board "ultimately decided to raise the assessments by 9%." In June staff said the board had worked for about three months on the assumption it had $1 million more than it did. [48][49]

      Assessment increase
      9%
    • ✓ Verified

      The minutes give the boards' objections and staff explanations but not the fee amounts for each PID in 2023/24, except the Vineyards members' "1000%" description. [47][46]

  23. · Context

    Council adopts 2023/24 PID budgets; Colonies Ordinance 8080 passes 4-0 with Tipps abstaining

    On September 12, 2023 the council passed on first reading, after hearings with no speakers, the 2023/24 budget, five-year service plan and assessment ordinances for nine PIDs (Nos. 8072-8080), each recommended unanimously by its advisory board. Eight passed 5-0. The Colonies ordinance (No. 8080), for the district at the northeast corner of Hillside and Soncy roads, passed 4-0 with Councilmember Tipps abstaining, and again 4-0 with Tipps abstaining on second reading on September 19. The Vineyards ordinance (No. 8079) passed its second reading 5-0 on September 26.[2][50][51]

    Cole StanleyJosh CraftTom ScherlenLes SimpsonDon Tipps

    • ✓ Verified

      On September 12, 2023 the council passed Ordinances 8072-8079, the 2023/24 budget, five-year service plan and assessment for the Greenways, Heritage Hills, Pinnacle, Point West, Quail Creek, Town Square, Tutbury and Vineyards PIDs, 5-0 each on first reading. Each was "recommended for approval by a unanimous vote" of its advisory board, and no one spoke at the hearings. [2]

    • ✓ Verified

      Ordinance No. 8080, the Colonies PID's 2023/24 budget, five-year service plan and assessment, passed 4-0 on first reading on September 12, 2023 and 4-0 on second reading on September 19, 2023. Councilmembers Craft, Scherlen and Simpson and Mayor Stanley voted aye; Councilmember Tipps abstained both times. [2][50]

      Votes for
      4
      Votes against
      0
      Abstentions
      1
    • ✓ Verified

      The minutes for September 2023 and August-September 2025 record Councilmember Tipps abstaining on the Colonies PID ordinances but do not state a reason. He voted aye on the 2024/25 Colonies ordinance (No. 8165) on both readings. The site does not assert a reason. [2][50][52][53][54][55]

  24. · Context

    Council creates the Homestead Public Improvement District (Resolution 01-09-24-2), 5-0

    After a public hearing with no speakers, the council adopted Resolution No. 01-09-24-2, 5-0, establishing a PID in the Homestead subdivision near the northeast corner of Helium Road and Southwest 34th Avenue on a petition from Betenbough Homes, LLC, to fund maintenance of right-of-way improvements such as landscaping, green areas and entry features. The City says Homestead assessments begin September 1, 2026.[56][1]

    Cole StanleyJosh CraftDon TippsTom ScherlenLes Simpson

    • ✓ Verified

      On January 9, 2024 the council adopted Resolution No. 01-09-24-2, 5-0, establishing a public improvement district in the Homestead subdivision near the northeast corner of Helium Road and Southwest 34th Avenue. The petition was submitted on behalf of Betenbough Homes, LLC for residential use, and the district was "created to fund the maintenance of certain right-of-way improvements such as landscaping, green areas and entry features throughout the subdivision." [56]

      Votes for
      5
      Votes against
      0
    • ✓ Verified

      The City lists the Homestead PID's assessment as a rate multiplied by lot square footage, with assessments beginning September 1, 2026, and a three-member advisory board. In November 2025 the council agenda listed the first appointments to the board, for one-year terms beginning January 1, 2026. [1][9]

  25. · Context

    Council creates the Estancia Public Improvement District (Resolution 08-13-24-3), 5-0

    After a public hearing with no speakers, the council adopted Resolution No. 08-13-24-3, 5-0, establishing a PID in the Estancia subdivision, bounded on the east by Tascosa Road and the Westcliff Park addition. The City lists its assessment as a rate times lot square footage, beginning September 1, 2024, with a three-member advisory board.[57][1]

    Cole StanleyJosh CraftDon TippsTom ScherlenLes Simpson

    • ✓ Verified

      On August 13, 2024 the council adopted Resolution No. 08-13-24-3, 5-0, establishing a public improvement district in the subdivision known as Estancia, bounded on the east by Tascosa Road and the Westcliff Park addition and on the south by Ravenwood Court and the Quail Creek Addition. A representative of the Estancia group presented the item with the PIDs coordinator; no one spoke at the hearing. [57]

      Votes for
      5
      Votes against
      0

  26. · Context

    Council adopts 2024/25 budgets and assessments for nine PIDs (Ordinances 8157-8165)

    The council passed Ordinances 8157-8165, the 2024/25 budgets, five-year service plans and assessments for the Greenways, Heritage Hills, Pinnacle, Point West, Quail Creek, Town Square, Tutbury, Vineyards and Colonies PIDs, 5-0 each on first reading on September 24, 2024 and 4-0 on second reading on September 30 with Councilmember Simpson absent. No one spoke at the hearings.[52][53]

    Cole StanleyJosh CraftDon TippsTom ScherlenLes Simpson

    • ✓ Verified

      Ordinances 8157-8165 set the 2024/25 budget, five-year service plan and assessment for nine PIDs. Each passed 5-0 on first reading on September 24, 2024 and 4-0 on second reading at a September 30 special meeting, with Councilmember Simpson absent. Each was recommended by a unanimous vote of its advisory board. [52][53]

  27. · Context

    Town Square PID board recommends Perry Williams GC for $517,103.68 in new improvements

    City staff presented two proposals under RFP 24-24CR for Town Square PID new improvements: Tri State General Contracting Group, scored 61.13 at $749,665.50, and Perry Williams GC, scored 55.67 at $517,103.68. The board voted unanimously to award the bid to Perry Williams GC, with completion discussed for about March 2025. The minutes do not state why the lower-scored proposal was chosen. The council later amended the contract to $621,450.73 in January 2026.[58][59]

    Tri-State General Contracting Group, Inc.

    • ✓ Verified

      The September 26, 2024 minutes state: "Tri State General Contracting Group had a total score at 61.13 with a bid amount of $749,665.50 and Perry Williams GC had a total score of 55.67 with a bid amount of $517,103.68." A board member moved "to award the bid to Perry Williams GC," and the motion passed unanimously. [58]

      Award
      $517,104
      Other bid
      $749,666
    • ✓ Verified

      The minutes do not record a reason for choosing the lower-scored, lower-priced proposal. The site does not assert one. [58]

  28. · Related development

    Colonies PID board recommends Green Plains Design for a $982,000 North Phase project

    In November 2024 Rockrose Development presented a North Phase of new Colonies PID landscaping and drainage between homes and commercial property on Soncy Road, about $900,000, with a South Phase of about $800,000 later; the board voted unanimously to put the North Phase out to bid. In February 2025 board members objected that no board member was on the evaluation team, whose members a Rockrose representative had requested, and declined to award until all bid documents were reviewed. On March 11 the board unanimously approved Green Plains Design at a $905,000 base price plus an add alternate, $982,000 in all.[60][61][62]

    Rockrose Development, LLC

    • ✓ Verified

      On November 6, 2024 a Rockrose representative described the North Phase as "a pedestrian friendly landscape area between the residential and commercial properties" and agreed the two phases would total $1.3 million in current dollars; the North Phase would be about $900,000 with a trench and the South Phase about $800,000. The board voted unanimously to put the North Phase out to bid on TLA's specifications. [60]

    • ✓ Verified

      Four vendors (Green Plains, Pilot Construction, Perry Williams and Tri-State) bid on RFP 207-25CR. On February 19, 2025 members "expressed dissatisfaction" with communication on the bid process, the lack of a board member on the evaluation team and bid packets not being available, and "Board is not comfortable in awarding a vendor until ALL bid documents are reviewed." On March 11 the board approved "Green Plains Design for their base price of $905k and their add alternate for a contract total price of $982k," unanimously. [61][62]

      Base
      $905,000
      Total
      $982,000
    • ✓ Verified

      The board minutes do not say how the North Phase would be paid for. The site does not assert that it is the Colonies park purchase later funded with Series 2026A certificates. [62]

  29. · Precursor

    Colonies PID board recommends a 15-cent assessment rate for 2025/26

    In June 2024 the Colonies board had approved a 2024/25 budget without raising residential or commercial rates, after Finance explained an administration fee allocation of about $90,000. On June 4, 2025, reviewing the 2025/26 budget and five-year service plan, the minutes record that "Assessments were increased to a 15-cent rate," with tree care raised to $65,000 and irrigation set at $25,000. The council tabled the Colonies ordinance in August 2025 and adopted it in September.[63][64][54][55]

    • ✓ Verified

      The June 4, 2025 minutes state: "Assessments were increased to a 15-cent rate." They also record a $73,000 actual for water and sewer against a $215,000 projection, a proposed $223,000 for 2026, tree care raised to $65,000 and irrigation set at $25,000. The minutes do not record a vote count. [63]

      Rate
      $0
    • ✓ Verified

      On June 18, 2024 a board member asked "not to raise the residential and commercial rates this budget"; seasonal planting was cut from $250,000 to $50,000 and tree care from $75,000 to $50,000. The City Treasurer said that when the City allocated central costs "we come up with about $90K for the actual fees." The budget passed unanimously. [64]

    • ✓ Verified

      The board minutes do not say whether the 15-cent rate was what the council questioned when it tabled the Colonies ordinance in August 2025. The site does not assert that it was. [63]

  30. · Context

    Tutbury PID board discusses dissolving the district

    In July 2024 the Tutbury board discussed dissolving the PID and turning it over to the HOA, then voted unanimously to raise the assessment to $1,200 to cover major expenses. On June 16, 2025 it discussed dissolution again, including concerns about transferring funds to the HOA, and agreed to seek the City Legal department's advice, prepare a petition for residents' signatures and meet again in July. The cached minutes record no vote to dissolve.[65][66]

    • ✓ Verified

      On July 10, 2024 the board "discussed possibly dissolving the PID as an option and turning it over to the HOA," then voted unanimously "to approve increasing the assessment fees to $1,200.00 in order to cover any major expenses that may arise." Proposed 2024/25 expenditures were $26,373. The City's FY2025 financial report lists $28,800 in Tutbury assessment revenue for that year. [65][4]

      Assessment
      $1,200
    • ✓ Verified

      Under "Discuss and Consider Dissolving PID," the June 16, 2025 minutes say "The potential dissolution of the PID and its impact on resident funds was discussed," that "Clarification on the funds situation will be sought from the city's legal department," and that "A petition will be prepared for resident signatures." No later Tutbury minutes are cached; the council adopted a 2026/27 Tutbury budget and assessment (Ordinance No. 8265) in September 2026. [66][67]

  31. · Peak

    Council tables the 2025/26 Colonies PID ordinance, then adopts it (Ordinance 8216)

    On August 26, 2025 the council passed eight 2025/26 PID ordinances (Nos. 8208-8215) 5-0 on first reading. At the hearing on the Colonies ordinance (No. 8216), recommended unanimously by the district's advisory board, one person spoke against it, and the council voted 4-0, with Councilmember Tipps abstaining, to table it. It returned on September 9, when the advisory board president answered council questions and it passed 3-0 on first reading, and it passed 4-0 on second reading on September 23, with Tipps abstaining.[54][68][55]

    Cole StanleyTim ReidDavid PrescottLes SimpsonDon Tipps

    • ✓ Verified

      On August 26, 2025 the council passed Ordinances 8208-8215, the 2025/26 budgets, service plans and assessments for the Greenways, Heritage Hills, Pinnacle, Point West, Quail Creek, Town Square, Tutbury and Vineyards PIDs, 5-0 each on first reading. [54]

    • ✓ Verified

      At the August 26, 2025 public hearing on Ordinance No. 8216, the Colonies PID's 2025/26 budget, five-year service plan and assessment, one person spoke against the item and none for it. The council voted 4-0 to table it (motion by Councilmember Simpson, second by Councilmember Prescott), with Councilmember Tipps abstaining. [54]

      Votes for
      4
      Votes against
      0
      Abstentions
      1
    • ✓ Verified

      Ordinance No. 8216 returned on September 9, 2025, when the Colonies PID advisory board president answered council questions; it passed 3-0 on first reading (Stanley, Reid, Simpson) while Councilmember Tipps was out of the meeting. It passed 4-0 on second and final reading on September 23, 2025, with Councilmember Tipps abstaining. [68][55]

    • ✓ Verified

      The minutes do not state why the council tabled the Colonies ordinance or what was asked on September 9. No news coverage of the item was found. The site does not assert a reason. [54][68]

  32. · Context

    PID funds collect $3.32 million in FY2025; Pinnacle has about $2.5 million owed to its developer

    The City's FY2025 financial report shows ten PID funds collecting $3,322,979 in assessments (charges for services) and spending $2,348,228 in the year ended September 30, 2025, with $4,540,838 in combined fund balances. It says about $35,000 was due the Greenways developer, about $998,921 the Colonies developer, about $2.5 million the Pinnacle developer and $200,000 for Town Square for unreimbursed improvements.[4][40]

    • ✓ Verified

      For the year ended September 30, 2025, the City's PID funds recorded $3,322,979 in charges for services (assessments), $158,653 in investment earnings, $2,348,228 in expenditures ($1,838,734 for parks and $509,494 capital outlay) and $268,182 transferred to other funds, ending with $4,540,838 in restricted fund balances. [4]

      Assessments
      $3,322,979
      Expenditures
      $2,348,228
      Transfers out
      $268,182
      Fund balance
      $4,540,838
    • ✓ Verified

      FY2025 assessment revenue by district: the Colonies $1,431,026; the Greenways $949,597; Heritage Hills $505,342; Town Square $199,981; the Pinnacle $123,044; Point West $52,026; Tutbury $28,800; the Vineyards $21,519; Quail Creek $11,644. A tenth fund, Redstone, had no activity and a $548 balance. The transfers out came from the Colonies ($107,591), the Greenways ($100,016) and Heritage Hills ($60,575), the three districts with outstanding PID certificates. [4][40]

      Colonies
      $1,431,026
      Greenways
      $949,597
      Heritage hills
      $505,342
      Town square
      $199,981
      Pinnacle
      $123,044
      Point west
      $52,026
      Tutbury
      $28,800
      Vineyards
      $21,519
      Quail creek
      $11,644
    • ⚠ Sources differ

      Number of public improvement districts in Amarillo.

      Reported value 1[4]

      Value
      10

      FY2025 ACFR: "The City currently has ten Public Improvement Districts (PIDs)," nine in residential areas and one in a business park. Its combining statements show ten funds, including Redstone, and none for Homestead or Estancia.

      Reported value 2[1]

      Value
      11

      The City's PID page lists eleven: Estancia, the Colonies, the Greenways, Heritage Hills, Homestead, the Pinnacle, Point West, Quail Creek, Town Square, Tutbury and the Vineyards. It does not list Redstone.

      Reported value 3[69][70]

      Value
      12

      The council created the Rock Ridge PID in July-August 2026, after both documents above.

    • ✓ Verified

      At the end of FY2025, the report says about $35,000 was due the Greenways developer for unreimbursed improvements, the Colonies PID had about $998,921 of unreimbursed costs to the developer, the Pinnacle PID about $2.5 million and Town Square $200,000; it says the other PIDs had nothing to be paid to a developer. [4]

      Greenways
      $35,000
      Colonies
      $998,921
      Pinnacle
      $2,500,000
      Town square
      $200,000
    • ✓ Verified

      The City's schedule of debt at September 30, 2025 lists PID-supported debt "serviced by special assessments": Series 2014 certificates ($1,195,000 outstanding), Series 2018 Colonies certificates ($2,195,000), the PID share of Series 2020 refunding bonds ($430,000), Series 2021 Greenways certificates ($825,000) and Series 2023 Colonies and Heritage Hills certificates ($3,800,000). These rows add up to $8,445,000. [40]

      Outstanding total
      $8,445,000
    • ✓ Verified

      The report's management discussion says FY2026 debt service rises partly because of "debt issuances planned for three Public Improvement Districts (PIDs)," and that special revenue costs rise partly because of "three PIDs planning for developer reimbursements related to completed park amenities." It does not name the three districts. [4]

  33. · Related development

    Council approves Series 2026 certificates, noticed for fleet and Pinnacle and Vineyards park amenities

    On October 14, 2025 the council voted 5-0 (Resolution No. 10-14-25-1) to publish notice of up to $10 million in Series 2026 certificates of obligation. The staff memo said the debt was for fleet replacements and to buy park amenities from the developers of the Pinnacle and Vineyards PIDs, with the PID share repaid from each district's assessments. On December 9, 2025 the council adopted Ordinance No. 8227 authorizing the certificates, 5-0. The City's FY2025 financial report records $8,520,000 in Series 2026 certificates for fleet replacements and does not mention the PID amenities.[71][72][6][5][4]

    Cole StanleyTim ReidDon TippsDavid PrescottLes SimpsonLaura Storrs

    • ✓ Verified

      The October 14, 2025 staff memo (Resolution No. 10-14-25-1) described the debt as "to fund fleet replacements and to purchase park amenities from the developers of the Pinnacle Public Improvement District (PID) and the Vineyards PID," up to $10,000,000. It said "funding for the PID park amenities will come from the annual assessments at each corresponding PID," and that staff had discussed the need to buy the amenities with the council at summer budget workshops. The council adopted the resolution 5-0. [72][71]

      Max principal
      $10,000,000
      Votes for
      5
      Votes against
      0
    • ✓ Verified

      On December 9, 2025 the council adopted Ordinance No. 8227 authorizing the Series 2026 certificates, 5-0. The staff memo said "The park improvements will be paid for with existing Pinnacle PID and Vineyards PID assessments." [6][5]

      Votes for
      5
      Votes against
      0
    • ✓ Verified

      The City's FY2025 financial report records $8,520,000 of Series 2026 certificates "for fleet replacements to be paid through property taxes" and does not mention Pinnacle or Vineyards park amenities. Fetched sources do not show whether any Series 2026 proceeds bought PID amenities or what price was set. [4][5]

  34. · Related development

    City plans to buy constructed Colonies PID park improvements with Series 2026A certificates

    The December 9, 2025 staff memo for the Series 2026A notice said the park share would be repaid from Colonies PID assessments, and that staff had discussed with the council "the request from the Colonies PID to purchase constructed park improvements." On March 10, 2026 the council adopted Ordinance No. 8236, 5-0, authorizing the Series 2026A certificates "to fund streets construction and Colonies Public Improvement District (PID) Park Improvements."[5][73]

    • ✓ Verified

      The December 9, 2025 memo for Resolution No. 12-09-25-1 (notice of up to $30,310,000 in Series 2026A certificates) said "The funding for the park improvements will come from existing Colonies PID assessments," and that staff had discussed with the council "the request from the Colonies PID to purchase constructed park improvements." [5]

    • ✓ Verified

      On March 10, 2026 the council adopted Ordinance No. 8236, 5-0, authorizing Series 2026A certificates; the minutes say "This debt is to fund streets construction and Colonies Public Improvement District (PID) Park Improvements." Fetched sources do not state the Colonies amount. [73]

      Votes for
      5
      Votes against
      0

  35. · Context

    Council approves Town Square and Vineyards PID contracts paid from assessments

    On consent agendas the council approved Amendment No. 1 to the Town Square PID new-improvement contract with Perry Williams General Contractor, bringing it to $621,450.73 (January 13, 2026), and a $238,751 Vineyards PID lawn-care contract (March 24, 2026). Both items say they are funded by the district's property-owner assessments, not the City.[59][74]

    • ✓ Verified

      On January 13, 2026 the council approved on consent, 5-0, Amendment No. 1 to the Town Square PID new-improvement contract with Perry Williams General Contractor: a one-year extension of landscape maintenance plus additional landscaping and specialty lighting, $104,347.05, raising the award from $517,103.68 to $621,450.73. The funding source is "Assessment revenues from Town Square PID property owners." [59]

      Amendment
      $104,347
      Total award
      $621,451
    • ✓ Verified

      On March 24, 2026 the council approved on consent, 5-0, a $238,751 contract with a lawn-care company for the "Vineyards Public Improvement District (PID) New Improvements Project," described as lawn care, funded by "Vineyards PID property owner assessments." [74]

      Contract
      $238,751

  36. · Resolution

    Council creates the Rock Ridge Public Improvement District (Resolution 07-28-26-2)

    After a public hearing with no speakers, the council voted 5-0 on July 28, 2026 to accept Resolution No. 07-28-26-2 establishing the Rock Ridge PID, bounded on the east by North Western Street and on the south and west by Hester Road. The second and final reading was on the August 11, 2026 consent agenda, approved 5-0. Rock Ridge is not yet on the City's PID web page.[69][70]

    Cole StanleyTim ReidDon TippsDavid PrescottLes SimpsonAndrew Freeman

    • ✓ Verified

      On July 28, 2026, after a public hearing with no speakers, the council voted 5-0 (motion by Councilmember Reid, second by Councilmember Tipps) to accept Resolution No. 07-28-26-2 establishing the Rock Ridge Public Improvement District, bounded on the east by North Western Street and on the south and west by Hester Road. Deputy City Manager Andrew Freeman presented the item. The second and final reading was on the August 11, 2026 consent agenda, approved 5-0. [69][70]

      Votes for
      5
      Votes against
      0

  37. · Context

    Council adopts 2026/27 budgets and assessments for ten PIDs (Ordinances 8259-8268)

    The council passed Ordinances 8259-8268, the 2026/27 budgets, five-year service plans and annual assessments for the Greenways, Heritage Hills, Pinnacle, Point West, Quail Creek, Town Square, Tutbury, Vineyards, Colonies and Homestead PIDs. Each passed 4-0 on first reading after a public hearing on September 8, 2026, with Councilmember Prescott absent. The second and final readings were consent items on September 22, 2026, and draft minutes record the consent agenda passing 4-1 with Councilmember Simpson voting no. The Greenways budget projected $1,026,937 in maintenance, operation and debt service expenses.[67][75][76]

    Cole StanleyTim ReidDon TippsDavid PrescottLes Simpson

    • ✓ Verified

      Minutes of the September 8, 2026 regular meeting (in the September 22 agenda packet, pp. 23-27) record a public hearing and first reading for each of Ordinances 8259 (Greenways), 8260 (Heritage Hills), 8261 (Pinnacle), 8262 (Point West), 8263 (Quail Creek), 8264 (Town Square), 8265 (Tutbury), 8266 (Vineyards), 8267 (Colonies) and 8268 (Homestead), each adopting the district's 2026/2027 budget and five-year service plan and levying its annual assessment. Each passed 4-0 (Cole Stanley, Tim Reid, Don Tipps, Les Simpson; David Prescott absent), on motions by Simpson. No one spoke at nine of the hearings; at the Vineyards hearing one speaker spoke against and one spoke on the item. [67]

    • ✓ Verified

      The ten ordinances were consent items 6.3-6.12 on the September 22, 2026 agenda as second and final readings. Draft minutes of that meeting (in the October 13 agenda packet, for approval) record the consent agenda approved 4-1 on a motion by Councilmember Prescott seconded by Councilmember Reid, with Councilmember Simpson voting no. The minutes do not record a separate vote or explanation for any PID item. [75][76]

    • ✓ Verified

      The Greenways PID transmittal memo says the district's advisory board met June 23, 2026 and unanimously recommended the budget and service plan, which project $1,026,937 in maintenance, operation and debt service expenses for FY 2026/27. Assessments are $1,133 per Class A lot, $945 per Class B lot, $1,417 per Class D lot and $2,751 per acre of commercial property. The memo says notices went to property owners and the PID coordinator had received no comments at the time of writing (packet pp. 50-51). [67]

      Expenses
      $1,026,937

  38. · Context

    Council approves a $548,693 Heritage Hills PID landscape contract and a Colonies PID electrical renewal on consent

    The September 8, 2026 consent agenda awarded Green Plains Design $548,693 for a new landscape site development plan in the Heritage Hills PID (fencing, masonry columns, sidewalks, irrigation and landscaping) and renewed a three-year, $45,000 electrical maintenance contract with AAA Electric for the Colonies PID. Both are funded from the districts' property owner assessments; the agenda says the City will not be responsible for funding either contract. Minutes record the consent agenda passing 4-0 with Councilmember Prescott absent.[67][77]

    • ✓ Verified

      September 8, 2026 consent item 6.3 awarded Green Plains Design $548,693 for a Heritage Hills PID landscape site development plan, and item 6.4 renewed AAA Electric's three-year Colonies PID electrical maintenance contract for $45,000. Each lists the district's property owner assessments as the funding source, adding "City of Amarillo will not be responsible for funding any services related to this contract." The minutes record the consent agenda approved 4-0, with Councilmember Prescott absent (he left after executive session). [67]

      Heritage hills landscape
      $548,693
      Colonies electrical
      $45,000

  39. · Context

    Colonies PID advisory board agenda lists two maintenance contract renewals and district financials

    The Colonies Public Improvement District Advisory Board's October 14, 2026 agenda, posted October 6, listed renewal of the Arborlogical-SavATree contract (expiring January 12, 2027), renewal of the Green Plains maintenance contract (expiring January 31, 2027), and discussion of the district's financials and outstanding budget. No minutes of the meeting had been posted as of October 17, 2026.[78]

    • ✓ Verified

      The October 14, 2026 Colonies PID Advisory Board agenda lists "Renewal of Arborlogical Contract with Arborlogical-SavATree, Current contract expires 01/12/2027," "Renewal of Green Plains Maintenance Contract, which expires 01/31/2027," and "Colonies Public Improvement District Financials and Outstanding Budget." The agenda was posted October 6, 2026. As of October 17, 2026 no minutes of the meeting were posted on the City's CivicClerk portal. [78]