BY GRANT CRAWFORD, HALEY MCLEOD & BROOKE SJOBERG
Developer navigates Round Rock, Hutto ETJs A developer working to build affordable housing on 19 acres off Limmer Loop in Hutto’s extrater- ritorial jurisdiction is trying to address a gap in utility services, leaving the cities of Round Rock and Hutto to negotiate the best path forward. In a nutshell The developer submitted its petition to remove the property from Hutto’s ETJ in October, a month after Senate Bill 2038 went into effect, which allows landowners and developers to remove themselves from a city’s ETJ. However, the city of Hutto denied the develop- er’s petition. In November, the city sent a response to 705 Limmer Loop JV LLC stating SB 2038 was “an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority” and subsequently joined the multicity lawsuit against the state challenging the bill. City officials in the two cities are in discussions
Nemko opens new Round Rock space Nemko, which provides testing, engineer- ing and certification services for a variety of industries, opened a new location in Round Rock April 18. The gist In 2022, Nemko purchased Professional Testing, which operated its headquarters out of Round Rock for nearly 30 years. Nemko has since renovated the space to operate its Austin location out of.
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about how to navigate bringing utility services to the project. Diving in deeper Hutto City Council voted April 18 to formally begin conversations with Round Rock to navigate the issue, as the property lies at the juncture of the two cities’ ETJ borders. The cities are expected to meet in the near future, and a vote is expected to come before Round Rock City Council regarding an out-of-city service agreement in coming weeks.
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