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HOLD a public hearing and consider an ordinance approving a written service agreement and the annexation of approximately 7.40 acres of land out of the W.L. Harris Survey, Abstract No. 1155, lying contiguous to the existing city limits, being located south of West Stan Schlueter Loop and east of the Eagle Valley Subdivision, Killeen, Texas.
SUMMARY
DATE: August 17, 2020
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Tony D. McIlwain, AICP, CFM, Executive Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Consider an ordinance approving a written service agreement and the annexation of approximately 7.40 acres of land lying contiguous to the existing city limits, located south of West Stan Schlueter Loop and east of the Eagle Valley Subdivision, Killeen, Texas.
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
On May 21, 2021, the Development Services Department received a petition for voluntary annexation from Ms. Terra Campbell, represented by Quintero Engineering, L.L.C. The subject tract is comprised of 7.40 acres and is located contiguous to the existing city limits south of West Stan Schlueter Loop and east of the Eagle Valley Subdivision, Killeen, Texas. The owner is making the request to have the property annexed into the corporate limits of Killeen. At the July 20th City Council meeting, the Council directed the City Manager to negotiate a written service agreement for the provisions of municipal services in the area.
Annexation Process:
Sec. 43.0672 of the Texas Local Government Code: The City Council must enter into a written agreement with the owners of land in the area for the provision of services in the area. The agreement must include a list of each service the municipality will provide on the effective date of the annexation, and a schedule that includes the period within which the municipality will provide each service that is not provided on the effective date of the annexation. The City is not required to provide services that are not included in the agree...
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