Fort Worth City Council Public Comment Meeting Highlights Literacy and Community Concerns
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The Fort Worth City Council convened on September 9, 2025, for a public comment session focused on literacy initiatives, community development, and various public concerns. Multiple speakers represented literacy programs and addressed issues including sewer line fines, tax increment reinvestment zones, and police conduct.
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- Approval of minutes from multiple prior meetings including August 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2025.
- Acknowledgment of public comments on literacy efforts, sewer line fines for businesses, support for SB 840, and tax increment reinvestment district nominations.
- No formal legislative actions or votes recorded during this public comment meeting.
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CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- INVOCATION - Council Member Nettles
- PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS - (State of Texas Pledge: "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.")
- CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
- Minutes - August 5, 2025 Work Session
- Minutes - August 5, 2025 Special Called Council Meeting
- Minutes - August 12, 2025 Council Meeting
- Minutes - August 12, 2025 Special Called Work Session
- Minutes - August 19, 2025 Budget Work Session
- Minutes - August 19, 2025 Work Session
- Minutes - August 19, 2025 Public Comment
- Minutes - August 26, 2025 Council Meeting
- PUBLIC COMMENTS
- Public Comments
- ADJOURNMENT
- According to the City Council Rules of Procedures, individual citizen presentations shall be limited to three minutes, and group presentations shall be limited to six minutes. At the Mayor’s discretion, time limits may be reasonably adjusted. The location identified on this agenda is the location at which the presiding officer will be physically present and presiding over the meeting. Members of the City Council may be participating remotely in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act and Council Rules of Procedure.
- Fort Worth Council Chamber is wheelchair accessible. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services such as interpreters, readers, or large print are requested to contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (817) 392-8552 or e-mail ADA@FortWorthTexas.gov at least 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. If the City does not receive notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting, the City will make a reasonable attempt to provide the necessary accommodations.
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