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Harlingen commission approves annexation, several administrative items; multiple ordinances tabled
Summary
At its July 1 meeting the Harlingen City Commission approved an annexation ordinance and several administrative items, voted to pay two county election invoices and approved a matching grant request; the commission tabled proposed historic‑preservation and on‑street parking ordinances for further revision.
The Harlingen City Commission at a July 1 meeting approved a first‑reading ordinance annexing a 10‑acre tract, authorized payment of two invoices from the Cameron County Elections Department, approved a $21,000 matching grant request for a paraprofessional teacher certification program and took a series of consent actions. Two city ordinances — a proposed historic‑preservation ordinance and a proposed on‑street parking ordinance affecting Barton Avenue — were tabled for further revision.
The annexation ordinance approved on first reading extends the city's corporate limits to include a 10‑acre tract described as part of Block 3 of the F. H. Hanley Subdivision along Paloma Lane and adjacent right‑of‑way; the ordinance binds the property to city…
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