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Annexation by Home Rule City

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Deats99
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So I am now finding myself in a position that The City of Rockwall may be looking to annex us. McLendon Chisholm has made it clear that they are negotiating with Rockwall to release their ETJ's to Rockwall for annexation. There is a large ETJ to the north that is owned by Horton and a few other developers and the city is not interested in annexing those to provide services, We are not the area that they are necessarily trying to release yet, but we are adjacent to it. We have a perfectly functioning neighborhood with all utilities from non-Rockwall providers except septic. We have County Sheriff patrol and fire service from a blended professional/volunteer station a mile away. We also have 24 hour mutual aid for structures from a Forney station less than 5 direct highway miles away that will respond if a house catches fire or is threatened.

I am generally against being attached to a city 7 miles away and burdened with a new city tax rate of 45 cents when we pay nothing now.

What am I missing, some neighbors are excited, most are apprehensive.

I am the sole acting board member for our corporate HOA and am looking for outside commentary. Our subdivision is only 98 homes on about 205 acres once completed out, 95% now. What makes us and the other two neighborhoods attractive is that we represent approximately $50MM in tax base per subdivision. New tax revenues would be roughly $675,000/yr for the city combined.

Is there anyway to stop it if we wanted and got way ahead of it?
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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fourth deck
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Would Rockwall come in and convert your neighborhood to sewer? Or would they leave you on septic with the additional taxes as well? I was told years ago that Greer, SC came to our neighborhood with the desire to annex. They weren't going to convert us to sewer because it was too expensive but they were going to pay to "maintain" our septic systems for us (many years it is exactly $0). They were told to GTFO with that nonsense. Here I think the neighborhood has to vote for annexation. Don't know how annexation works in your case but I would be inclined to fight it like a honey badger.
Deats99
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Unfortunately Rockwall is big enough to be "Home Rule" so they can do what they want.
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
-George S Patton
94chem
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Is there anyway to stop it if we wanted and got way ahead of it?
Stop fighting the annexation, and start working toward binding agreements to make your services equal to the annexing entity.

Advice from a Kingwood resident...
aezmvp
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We looked at some homes near where you're at and in the McC area. If you don't get in front of some agreements I'm not sure how much you can do.
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You know what they say......... annexation is like rape.......
Deats99
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Deats99
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Thanks
Deats99
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It is as advertised. It let's people vote to decide on whether or not they wish to be annexed. The House added some floor amendments so now it is in reconciliation.
Have talked to my rep and senator's office this morning.

Thank you!
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
-George S Patton
fourth deck
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Not sure why some of your neighbors would be excited. Sounds like your neighborhood does perfectly fine without any city services or intrusion. Shame it's taken this long for this bill but residents should absolutely be able to tell the city to GTFO.
Bottlerocket
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are you located in PID?
Deats99
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Nope, only the ETJ. Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction.
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
-George S Patton
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