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Murphy council consents to Collin County's petition to form Emergency Services District covering ETJ land
Summary
The council unanimously consented to Collin County's petition to create an Emergency Services District covering parts of the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction; staff said the vote gives Murphy a seat at later negotiations but is not expected to materially change current service levels immediately.
The Murphy City Council voted unanimously April 1 to consent to Collin County's petition to create an Emergency Services District (ESD) for unincorporated areas that include parcels inside Murphy's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).
A city staff briefing described the county's petition as a mechanism for unincorporated property owners to form an entity that would fund and operate fire and ambulance services and potentially some law-enforcement support in parts of the county currently outside municipal boundaries. The petition was presented…
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