East Austin Voter Guide

Ballot language

<p>"Shall the City disannex approximately 28 acres of land commonly known as "Blue Goose Road," located in eastern Travis County, east of Blue Goose Road approximately 975 feet northwest of the intersection of U.S. Highway 290 East and Blue Goose Road, (the Area), thereby removing the Area from the full purpose city limits of Austin, resulting in the Travis County Sheriff's Office providing law enforcement, Travis County Emergency Services District No. 12 providing fire response, and Austin Travis County EMS continuing to provide emergency services; the City would be required to continue to impose a property tax each year on the property in the Area at the same rate that is imposed on other property in the City until the taxes collected from the Area equal its pro rata share of the Area's indebtedness, which is $19,131.36 and is estimated to take two years to pay off, or until such time as the inhabitants of the Area otherwise collectively pay the identified pro rata share of the indebtedness in full with no prepayment penalty; and fees related to the City's full purpose jurisdiction would no longer be collected."</p>

Ballot language

<p>"Shall the City disannex approximately 104 acres of land commonly known as "Wildhorse/Webb Tract," located in eastern Travis County, at the northeastern corner of Decker Lane and Lindell Lane, (the Area), thereby removing the Area from the full purpose city limits of Austin, resulting in the Travis County Sheriff's Office providing law enforcement, Travis County Emergency Services District No. 12 providing fire response, and Austin Travis County EMS continuing to provide emergency services; the City would be required to continue to impose a property tax each year on the property in the Area at the same rate that is imposed on other property in the City until the taxes collected from the Area equal its pro rata share of the Area's indebtedness, which is $4,076.87 and is estimated to take two years to pay off, or until such time as the inhabitants of the Area otherwise collectively pay the identified pro rata share of the indebtedness in full with no prepayment penalty; and fees related to the City's full purpose jurisdiction would no longer be collected."</p>