BY JAMES T. NORMAN
Pearland annexes nearly 300 acres of MUD Pearland City Council voted at its Dec. 9 and 16 meetings to annex Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 16, which covers roughly 286 acres of land. What residents need to know As part of the approval, the city will assume the MUD’s debt. Meanwhile, city documents show residents in the area will see a tax decrease. Other services residents would have include health inspections, permitting and in-city member rates at park and recreation facilities, among other services, documents show. The background As part of the annexation, there are also about $1.2 million in projects the city is discussing carrying out within the MUD, including fencing, street and drainage improvements.
Manvel rejects 6.3% water rate increase Manvel City Council opted against raising its water rate by 6.3% due to concerns that the increase would not meet their needs. What readers need to know The increase would not have covered the utility fund’s portion of the city’s bond payments, which is in part funded through water bills. To do so, the increase would need to be 19%, officials said. Mayor Dan Davis described the increase as trying to “straddle the line,” adding he didn’t feel he could justify the increase. What’s next? Davis said Nov. 19 the item could appear on a future agenda to increase the rate to a percentage that would cover the city’s needs.
What comes with annexing
1,647 residents
286 acres
$785 in savings for home valued at $400K in first year of annexation
$14.8M in debt for MUD
SOURCE: CITY OF PEARLAND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
MCHARD RD.
MUD 16
HUGHES RANCH RD.
BROADWAY ST.
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