Lake Travis - Westlake Voter Guide

Ballot language

<p>"Shall the City disannex approximately 738 acres of land commonly known as "Lost Creek," located in Travis County, west of the intersection of Lost Creek Boulevard and Capital of Texas Highway, (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. 9 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 $7,772,513.84 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; fees related to the City's full purpose jurisdiction would no longer be collected; and the board of the Lost Creek Limited District, a special district in the Area, would continue to operate unless the board elects to dissolve the district."</p>

Ballot language

<p>"Shall the City disannex approximately 212 acres of land commonly known as "River Place Outparcels," located in northwestern Travis County, adjacent to the boundary of the River Place Municipal Utility District, (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. 4 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 $37.40, or until the debt is otherwise paid off 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>The issuance of $22,000,000 in general obligation bonds for park, recreation, and open space improvements, and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.</p>