San Antonio Resuming Annexations

[Merovee]

Originally Posted by dpantle

I've been told that by annexing in this way, the city grows their ETJ by only annexing the roads, thereby saving the city from having to service any "real" property. The only ongoing responsibility is the road itself. Is this the case, or does the "finger" incorporate any land adjacent to the road? I would think that the city would want to avoid servicing the commercial development that exists on larger arteries.

I've also been told that the city's north bound annexation policy was an attempt to gain some type of control over the Edwards Aquifer, as well as capturing the wealth moving from the existing taxable boundaries.

Good ?

I too wanna know if you own property on the frontage road of a stretch of highway they annexed, or your ranch is off a country road they annexed, did they annex your property too or just the road?

[TexHwyMan]

Originally Posted by Merovee

Good ?

I too wanna know if you own property on the frontage road of a stretch of highway they annexed, or your ranch is off a country road they annexed, did they annex your property too or just the road?

Sorry, there's no clear-cut answer for that. Each case is different-- you'd have to find out from the city what exactly was annexed.

[dpantle]

Ranch land would be a very different assessment as well as revenue can of worms.