A handful of property owners on Panther Island are asking the city of Fort Worth to let them pitch in for added amenities.
They’re asking the city to impose a special taxing district to pay for upgrades like better streetlights, park maintenance, litter pickup and extra police patrols.
The tax would apply to properties on the island south of the Fort Worth and Western Railroad tracks and a section of the West 7th District that will straddle the southern portion of the 1.5 mile bypass channel, according to city documents…