Jersey Village approves $149K consultant contract to study capital improvement plan, possible annexation

Published: Wed, 06/14/23

Jersey Village approves $149K consultant contract to study capital improvement plan, possible annexation

Jersey Village City Council held a special session on June 12.
(Danica Lloyd/Community Impact Newspaper)

Community Impact
By Dave Manning
Updated 4:51 PM Jun 13, 2023 CDT

Jersey Village City Council approved the hiring of a consultant for a study that will also assess the planned annexation of an area within its extraterritorial jurisdiction. The proposed area includes roughly 50 lots and borders the southern part of the city on the west side of Hwy. 290.

What happened

City Council approved a budget amendment in a special session in a June 12 meeting that funded a $149,000 contract with Quiddity Engineering, LLC to conduct viability of the proposed annexation of the ETJ. In addition, the consultant will also study the existing capital improvements plan, projects completed and impact fees collected during the first six months of fiscal year 2022-23.

The city assesses impact fees on property development to help pay for infrastructure improvements. The fees are designed to offset the additional cost of maintaining these services.

Who’s impacted?

If the council moves forward with the plan, the city would provide the following services to the residents and businesses in the annexed area:

Police protection
Fire protection
EMS services
Maintenance of any other publicly owned facility, building or service if the city acquires any for municipal purposes located within the annexation area

However, those residents would also be required to pay property taxes to the city.

What are the options?

Those who own property in the ETJ have the opportunity to contest the proposed annexation; however, the large number of inquiries regarding the availability of city services led council to move forward with the plan to study the question. Petitions regarding the proposal will be available beginning June 17, according to the city website.

Timeline of events

The proposed annexation plan began in May and will continue until December, giving the consultant the necessary time to assess the proposal, according to city officials.

A resolution to consider annexation of the ETJ was adopted by the City Council on May 17.
On May 19, letters were mailed to all property owners in the proposed annexation area.
The council voted to go forward with plans to access the proposal at the public hearing at the June 12 City Council meeting.

By Dave Manning - Dave joined Community Impact in March 2023. He has a background in multiple forms of media, marketing and communications. As a former university publications editor, nonprofit and freelance writer, he has written about education, government, poverty, health, transportation, public safety, politics and sports. Most recently he worked for Reform Austin News.

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