The segment of road begins at Hwy. 29 and extends about 1,700 feet north, according to agenda documents.
The gist
The approval of the request means Liberty Hill will take over jurisdiction of the segment of road from Williamson County, according to the documents. The approval also connects pieces of previously discontiguous city land.
The city will now be responsible for managing the road, including enforcing infrastructure standards and ensuring the road’s appearance and functionality align with the future plans of the city.
How we got here
The approval of the annexation rounds out a previous annexation that should have included the road segment, according to the documents.
“When a city annexes property next to a county road, state law (Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code) requires the city to also annex the part of the road that runs alongside it,” Interim Director of Planning McKenzi Hicks said.
The city neglected to annex the required roadway when it annexed the Mansions at Liberty Hill, a planned development next to the roadway segment, Hicks said.
