What’s happening
City Council members were initially set to address maintenance and potential repairs on Marmon Ridge July 18, which runs between the Iron Ridge at Hill Country Village apartments and a small office building.
But local officials said they are unclear about whether the city of Hill Country Village is wholly responsible for maintaining Marmon Ridge given that adjoining properties lie within the town’s extraterrritorial jurisdiction, but not within its city corporate limits.
The Iron Ridge at Hill Country Village apartments, for example, are situated within Hill Country Village’s ETJ.
A closer look
City attorney Marc Schnall suggested that City Administrator/Police Chief Frank Morales talk with the town’s consulting engineers to review deeds of properties along Marmon Ridge to help determine which governing entity is responsible for maintaining the road.
“The city engineer needs to look at the legal descriptions of the deeds,” Schnall said.
Council members Matthew Acock and Tom Doyle said the city of Hill Country Village should at least appear to be proactive and prepare to provide minor road repairs, such as filling potholes that mark Marmon Ridge.
But other local leaders such as Morales and Mayor Gabriel Durand-Hollis said they are reluctant to commit any city funds to fix a road that could prove to be in private property.
"The road is in bad shape, but it’s not our property,” council member Greg Blasko said.
