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Council grants conditional consent for Hillwood’s proposed Lockhart Municipal Utility District; consent expires if no development agreement in 180 days

Lockhart City Council · February 18, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a resolution granting conditional city consent to the creation of the Lockhart Municipal Utility District for approximately 889.3 acres (720.681 acres in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction). Consent is conditioned on negotiating a development agreement and expires after 180 days if no agreement is reached; vote was 7–0.

The City Council voted 7–0 to grant conditional consent to the creation of a Lockhart Municipal Utility District (MUD) related to a Hillwood Communities proposal.

Jennifer Ritchie, appearing for city legal/administrative staff, explained that state law requires city consent before land in a municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) can be included in a MUD. The resolution under…

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