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Socorro council denies petition to remove 1,830 acres from city extraterritorial jurisdiction over legal-description errors
Summary
The Socorro City Council voted to deny a petition seeking release of about 2.689 square miles (approximately 1,830.4 acres) from the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), citing an inaccurate legal description; petitioners were told they will receive statutory notice and may refile after correcting the submission.
The Socorro City Council on Aug. 7 voted to deny a petition that sought to remove roughly 2.689 square miles (about 1,830.4 acres) from the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, concluding the filing included an inaccurate legal description.
Council members made the decision after an executive session with the city attorney and a brief public comment period. City Planner Lorraine Quimiro said the petition had been received on July 17 and identified the affected tracts by county tract and block numbers during the meeting.
The petitioners’ representative, James Lundberg, a resident of Athena West, urged the council to…
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