Fort Worth plans to sell flood-prone homes to developer after years of debate

In December, Groove Improvement LLC submitted the sole bid for the nine homes. Led by Fort Worth-based architect Darin Norman and businessman Chad Herman, the newly launched company offered $100,000 and agreed to meet the city’s requirements for redeveloping the properties.

From the moment Erin Schallhorn heard about the city of Fort Worth’s plans to build a stormwater detention pond near her Arlington Heights home, she could see her neighborhood’s future washing away.

Property values would decrease as homeowners moved out, driven away by the eyesore and potential safety risks of children drowning, mosquitoes breeding or homeless people camping in the area. There was also no guarantee that the pond would resolve flooding issues that have plagued parts of Arlington Heights for decades, Schallhorn said.

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