Multiple residents within Frisco’s extraterritorial jurisdiction came to the City Council meeting Tuesday to oppose a proposed involuntary annexation in East Frisco.
The land proposed to be annexed has about 80 acres on six tracts of land on the southwest corner of Custer Road and Westridge Boulevard. Frisco City Council considered annexing some of these tracts in 2015, but did not approve the annexation.
The proposed annexation includes Russwood Acres, a small neighborhood off of Custer Road. Russwood Acres residents voiced their concerns about paying city taxes and falling under city ordinances if their neighborhood is annexed.
“We’re in our retirement, and now we know that we’re going to be burdened,” resident Ramona Lee said. “Our quality of life won’t be the same. We can’t afford to have more restrictions, more taxes.”
The proposed annexation also includes nearly five acres of land owned by affordable housing developer ADC Westridge. The development, Westridge Villas, is being constructed to have 132 multifamily units, 56 of which would be affordable housing.
Council will hold another public hearing for the proposed annexation Feb. 20 before the city’s Town Hall meeting.
The council members who attended Tuesday’s meeting said they have a lot of questions that they will be taking to city staff before the next public hearing.