Vista Park, a planned housing development in the northwest part of town, garnered the Lamesa City Council’s approval Tuesday for a 100-percent tax abatement over a five year period. The council also approved a development agreement for the project. “Thank you for what you just did,” developer Ron Smith told council members after their vote. “You did a great service for Lamesa. You will have 110-percent from me doing what’s best for the community.” City Manager Sean Overeynder said the abatement’s clock starts ticking Jan. 1, 2021. The abatement allows the The abatement allows the developers to forgo paying city property taxes. It does ...