9:30 AM:  Hold a public hearing pursuant to Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code regarding the designation of an area of Williamson County as a reinvestment zone to be named Williamson County Reinvestment Zone No. 1 for tax abatement purposes. 

 

Pursuant to Section 312.401 of the Texas Tax Code, before adopting an ordinance or order designating an area as a reinvestment zone, the county must hold a public hearing on the designation and find that the designation would contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment or would attract major investment in the zone that would be a benefit to the property to be included in the zone and would contribute to the economic development of the county.  At the hearing, interested persons are entitled to speak and present evidence for or against the designation.  Notice of this hearing, including the description of the area proposed to be included in the zone, was published in the Williamson County Sun not later than 7 days before the date of this hearing.