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Council denies petition to remove about 1,830 acres from Socorro’s extraterritorial jurisdiction
Summary
The council voted to deny a petition seeking to release roughly 1,830 acres (about 2.689 square miles) from Socorro's extraterritorial jurisdiction after staff and the city attorney concluded the petition did not meet the statute’s thresholds for registered voters or property-value majority.
The Socorro City Council on Sept. 18 voted to deny a petition asking the city to release several subdivisions totaling approximately 1,830.4 acres from the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).
City Attorney Jim Martinez explained the statutory process: the statute allows release only if petitioners meet one of two thresholds — a majority of registered voters in the area or a majority of the property…
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