The city of Leander is one step closer to including Palmera Ridge municipal utility district in its city limits after Leander City Council held a public hearing for the MUD property's annexation on Feb. 20.
The 197-acre land is northwest of the Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Hero Way intersection, site of the private Kittie Hill Airport. Its owner, the Austin-based Blake McGee Company, petitioned the city for annexation in January, Leander Development Services Director Tom Yantis said.
Yantis told City Council on Dec. 5 that the property is slated for a planned unit development. It could include 600 single-family houses, commercial sites and 20 acres of open space.
During the Feb. 20 meeting, Yantis said City Council could have a second public hearing about annexation during the city's March 6 meeting. The city would then hear the first reading of an annexation ordinance on March 27, and consider approval on April 3.
