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HOLD a public hearing and consider an ordinance approving a written service agreement and the annexation of approximately 221.272 acres of land lying contiguous to the existing city limits, generally located on the west side of Bunny Trail, north of the Goodnight Ranch subdivision, south of Haynes Elementary School, and east of Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary School, Killeen, Texas.
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DATE: April 4, 2023
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Edwin Revell, Exec. Dir. of Planning & Dev. Services
SUBJECT: Consider an ordinance approving a written service agreement and the annexation of approximately 221.272 acres of land lying contiguous to the existing city limits, generally located on the west side of Bunny Trail, north of the Goodnight Ranch subdivision, south of Haynes Elementary School, and east of Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary School, Killeen, Texas.
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
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 agreement. [Note: there is no statutory time period in which to complete this action.]
Sec. 43.0673 of the Texas Local Government Code: Before a municipality may adopt an ordinance annexing an area under this subchapter, the City Council must conduct one public hearing. Notice of the public hearing must be published in the newspaper on or after the 20th day, but before the 10th day before the date of the public hearing; and posted on the City's website on or after the 20th day but before the 10th day before the date...
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