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Apr 25, 2023 · Context

Council appoints the first City members and chair of the TIRZ #3 board

The council voted 5-0 to appoint Eddy Sauer, Jimmy Lackey and Matt Griffith to the South Gateway TIRZ #3 board, and 5-0 to name Jimmy Lackey chair.^[1]

Ginger Nelson Cole Stanley Freda Powell Eddy Sauer Howard Smith Jimmy Lackey Matt Griffith

What the sources say

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On April 25, 2023 the council voted 5-0 to appoint Eddy Sauer, Jimmy Lackey and Matt Griffith to the South Gateway TIRZ #3 board, on a motion by Freda Powell seconded by Sauer, and 5-0 to appoint Jimmy Lackey as chair, on a motion by Powell seconded by Cole Stanley. ^[1]
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NewsChannel 10 identifies Jimmy Lackey as president and CEO of Kids, Inc., whose sports complex the TIRZ #3 plan names as the zone's anchor project. The fetched sources do not record whether he abstained on any TIRZ #3 item; the minutes of the March 28, 2024 board meeting, which approved the 2024 agreements, were not posted. ^[2]^[3]^[4]

Sources

1.City Council minutes, regular meeting of April 25, 2023 — City of Amarillo, Apr 25, 2023 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredScanned minutes read from the page images; consent agenda (item 6) approved 5:0.
2.Kids Inc. holds groundbreaking for Rockrose Sports Complex — KFDA NewsChannel 10, Oct 7, 2025 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026newsIndependentStates: "Kids Incorporated held the groundbreaking of Rockrose Park"; "this $30 million dollar complex"; "Rockrose Sports Park is expected to be completed by Summer 2027." Published Oct. 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM CDT.
3.Kids, Inc. Rockrose Sports Park construction ahead of schedule — KFDA NewsChannel 10, Aug 26, 2026 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026newsIndependentStates: "Kids, Inc. broke ground in October 2025 on 36 acres of turf playing fields"; "with costs reaching $40 million for the sports park"; "the projected completion date is set for late March or early April."
4.South Gateway Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Final Project and Financing Plan (August 3, 2023) — City of Amarillo, Aug 3, 2023 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026primarySubject-authoredStates: "The TIRZ area encompasses approximately 1,046 acres"; "TIF Expiration: 12/31/2042"; "$15.3M of tax increment financing revenue ($9.7M NPV)"; "Total estimated cost of infrastructure improvements is $45.8M"; participation "reduced to 50% in year 11".