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Hartman Wins Prestigious Beelee Goodwin Public Administrator Award

City of Amarillo Special Advisor Floyd Hartman was presented with the prestigious Beelee Goodwin Public Administrator Award during the 2025 Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) Annual Meeting last week at the historic Santa Fe Building Auditorium. Hartman has 30 years of service and experience in local government, including 20 years with the City of Amarillo […]

Chip or Treat: AAMW Offering Free Pet Microchipping on Saturdays/Mondays in October

The City of Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare Department (AAMW) is offering free pet microchipping every Saturday and Monday in October – its “Chip or Treat” campaign. “A microchip is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lost pet finds its way home,” said AAMW Outreach Manager Katrena Volden. “This quick process can […]

City of Amarillo Retires Deceased Animal Depository

The City of Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare Department (AAMW) is closing the shelter’s deceased animal depository box, a move supported by the AAMW Advisory Board as part of the department’s long-term strategic plan. The change follows a review of municipal best practices and is intended to improve safety, animal welfare and operational efficiency.  “Closing the depository allows us to focus more fully […]

North Heights Water Main Replacement Project Begins Next Phase Monday

The North Heights Water Main Replacement Project (NHWMRP)continues Monday (September 29) with the next phase of three alleyways. Two alleyways are located between N.W. 13th Ave. and N.W. 14th Ave. and between N.W. 16thAve. and N.W. 17th Ave. extending from North Travis Street to North Ong Street. The additional alleyway is located between N.W. 19th Ave. and N.W. 20th Ave. and extends from North Fannin Street to North Travis […]

COA Snapshot: The Perfect Spot to Volunteer – APEV

COA Snapshot is a Monthly Feature on COA Employees/Officials When Walt and Marla Davis were looking for a volunteer opportunity that not only helped the community but also fit their unique schedule, they found one near and dear to their hearts. “We had been looking around and finally there was something that jumped out at […]

Council Unanimously Approves Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget and Tax Rate

Amarillo City Council unanimously approved Tuesday the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 budget and tax rate to fund the services and operations provided by the City of Amarillo (COA), including the Amarillo Police Department and the Amarillo Fire Department, as well as libraries, parks, streets, public health, water and sewer utilities, drainage, airport operations, etc. The City […]

Quick Fix for Amarillo: Repair Cafe is Back Saturday

Got a hole in that favorite pair of jeans? The City of Amarillo (COA) Repair Café may be able to save this valued piece of your wardrobe, among other cherished household items. Jeans are one of the many items that can be repaired at the (COA) Repair Cafe – a free repair service for all […]

Work Continues on North Heights Water Main Replacement Project

The North Heights Water Main Replacement Project (NHWMRP) moves into new locations beginning Monday (September 15). The new locations are alleyways between N.W. 10th Ave. and N.W. 11th Ave. and between N.W. 12th Ave. and N.W. 13th Ave. Impacted alleyways extend from North Travis Street to North Ong Street. The following alleyways are under various stages of the NHWMRP: For more details on locations and the NHWMRP, please visit the project website at: www.amarillo.gov/capital-projects-and-development/water-utilities-projects/ The project, awarded earlier this summer, will replace existing two-inch water mains with new six-inch water mains in select locations to […]

City Council Sets Special Meeting for Tuesday

Amarillo City Council has scheduled a special meeting Tuesday (September 16) for a second and final reading of an ordinance adopting the City of Amarillo budget for the 2025/2026 fiscal year and an ordinance for the City of Amarillo tax rate. The special meeting will be at 3 p.m. in council chambers in Room 3400 of city hall. The public […]

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City of Amarillo: Property Taxes Rebated Per Year by Agreement Type 

Overview 

The chart shows the dollar amounts of property taxes rebated per year over the last five fiscal years, broken down by agreement type. There were no Chapter 380 property tax rebates in the first two years listed. The total amount increased slightly each year, with a more significant increase in the most recent year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Chapter 311 

$533,080 

$547,426 

$574,947 

$591,249 

$821,350 

Chapter 380 

$0 

$0 

$37,387 

$39,172 

$61,013 

Presentation 

The bar chart shows the amount of property taxes rebated in the past five fiscal years, broken down by agreement type. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount rebated. For each fiscal year there is vertical column, comprised of two stacked columns, each of which representing the different agreement types. 

City of Amarillo: Number of Tax Abatements Granted Per Year 

Overview 

The chart shows the number of businesses that received a tax abatement from the City of Amarillo in the past five fiscal years. The 2020/21 and 2021/22 fiscal years each had four active abatements, 2022/23 had five, and 2023/24 and 2024/25 each had seven. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Active Abatements Per Year 

4 

4 

5 

7 

7 

Presentation 

The bar chart shows the number of businesses that received a tax abatement from the City of Amarillo in the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the number of active abatements each year. Each year has one column, with the height indicating number of active abatements in that year.

Amount of Taxes Abated Per Year 

Overview 

The chart shows the dollar amounts abated over the past five fiscal years from Chapter 312 tax abatement agreements. Each fiscal year shows a larger dollar amount abated, with minor growth over the first three years, a higher increase in the fourth year, and minor growth again in the fifth year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Taxes Abated by City of Amarillo 

$510,061 

$623,017 

$679,849 

$965,261 

$1,143,899 

Total Abated by All Entities Including City of Amarillo 

$1,569,512 

$1,926,332 

$2,103,099 

$2,884,936 

$2,959,496 

Presentation 

The bar chart represents the amount of taxes abated over the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount abated. The bar representing taxes abated by the City of Amarillo is sightly offset to the side of the bar representing the amount abated by all participating tax entities for each fiscal year. This shows that the amount abated by the City of Amarillo is a part of the total amount abated by all entities.

City of Amarillo: Taxes Rebated Per Year by Type 

Overview 

This chart shows the dollar amounts rebated by the City of Amarillo from economic development incentive agreements over the past five fiscal years. Each year is broken down by rebate type, including property tax rebates, hotel occupancy tax rebates, and sales tax rebates. Each fiscal year shows a slight increase in total dollars rebated, with a more drastic increase in the most recent fiscal year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Property Tax Rebates 

$533,080 

$547,426 

$612,334 

$630,421 

$882,363 

Hotel Occupancy Tax Rebates 

$686,747 

$753,112 

$794,828 

$871,423 

$808,348 

Sales Tax Rebates 

$0 

$21,046 

$55,528 

$45,881 

$368,716 

 

Presentation 

The bar chart represents the amount rebated by the City of Amarillo for each type of tax rebate over the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount rebated. The different rebate types are stacked vertically in each fiscal year, with the height representing the total dollar amount rebated.