The SA Biz journal is reporting renewed efforts to annex our area....of course now needing voter approval but there was apparently an exception clause for military bases....the journal reports that if the voters don’t approve they can still institute zoning overlays? I assume this means the city can enforce zoning issues but no taxes? Obviously we need to be on our toes should this go to a vote! Sent from my iPhone

Kevin, good morning. You are correct. The COSA sees a huge tax base opportunity and will continue their efforts to get our tax dollars. SB 6 was passed last year with the following amendments. This bill gives the voters a voice in being annexed. If the voters say no to annexation, there is provisions to allow regulation of the land 5 miles around a military installation as determined by the joint base study. Those include protecting the night skies, limiting development of certain commercial structures. All this is beneficial in maintaining the integrity of our area. “or providing the municipality with the authority to adopt and enforce an ordinance regulating the land use in the area in the manner recommended by the most recent joint land use study.” I have included the amendments below for SB6. If you have anything questions, don’t hesitate to reach out. Thank you for your focus and bringing this to everyone’s attention. Begin forwarded message: > > Amendments adopted > Amend CSSB 6 (house committee report) by striking page 1, lines 12-13, and substituting the following: > (3) "Tier 2 county" means a county that: > (A) is not a tier 1 county; or > (B) is a tier 1 county in which a majority of the registered voters of the county have approved being a tier 2 county at an election ordered by the commissioners court on the request by petition of a number of registered voters of the county equal to or greater than 10 percent of the registered voters of the county. > > > Amend CSSB 6 as follows: > On page 4, strike line 6-12 and insert the following: > (b) A municipality may annex for full or limited purposes, under the annexation provisions applicable to that 5 municipality under this chapter, any part of the area located within five miles of the boundary of a military base in which an active training program is conducted. The annexation proposition shall be stated to allow the voters of the area to be annexed to choose between either annexation or providing the municipality with the authority to adopt and enforce an ordinance regulating the land use in the area in the manner recommended by the most recent joint land use study. > Amend CSSB 6 (house committee report) by striking page 1, lines 12-13, and substituting the following: > (3) "Tier 2 county" means a county that: > (A) is not a tier 1 county; or > (B) is a tier 1 county in which a majority of the registered voters of the county have approved being a tier 2 county at an election ordered by the commissioners court on the request by petition of a number of registered voters of the county equal to or greater than 10 percent of the registered voters of the county. > > Amend CSSB 6 (house committee printing) on page 1, by striking lines 10-11 and substituting the following: > (2) "Tier 1 county" means a county: > (A) with a population of less than 500,000; and > (B) that is not a county that contains a freshwater fisheries center operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. > Tom Angotti > On Jun 9, 2018, at 5:14 PM, Kevin Kirkpatrick via Discussion <discussion@lists.limestoneranchhoa.com> wrote: > > The SA Biz journal is reporting renewed efforts to annex our area....of course now needing voter approval but there was apparently an exception clause for military bases....the journal reports that if the voters don’t approve they can still institute zoning overlays? I assume this means the city can enforce zoning issues but no taxes? Obviously we need to be on our toes should this go to a vote! > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > Discussion mailing list > Discussion@lists.limestoneranchhoa.com > > To manage your subscription to this list, or to unsubscribe, please visit: > http://lists.limestoneranchhoa.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion_lists.limestoneranchhoa.com

If COSA is able to apply zoning decisions that they make without input from our subdivision, isn't that somewhat like enforcing laws/regulations made without us having any representation in their creation?  Somehow, that just strikes me as part of why there was that dust up in the late 1700's between some colonies and the Brits. Ralph D. Wilson II (210) 387-7744 9038 Woodland Trace Borne, TX 78006 On 6/9/2018 5:14 PM, Kevin Kirkpatrick via Discussion wrote: > The SA Biz journal is reporting renewed efforts to annex our area....of course now needing voter approval but there was apparently an exception clause for military bases....the journal reports that if the voters don’t approve they can still institute zoning overlays? I assume this means the city can enforce zoning issues but no taxes? Obviously we need to be on our toes should this go to a vote! > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > Discussion mailing list > Discussion@lists.limestoneranchhoa.com > > To manage your subscription to this list, or to unsubscribe, please visit: > http://lists.limestoneranchhoa.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion_lists.limestoneranchhoa.com