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Council authorizes city manager to sign WBW development and annexation agreement after CCN transfer concession
Summary
Council authorized the city manager to execute a development and annexation agreement with WBW after the developer agreed to remove city reimbursement for the CCN transfer cost; staff described a master-plan development for roughly 300+ acres in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Copperas Cove — The city council on Dec. 2 authorized the city manager to execute a development and annexation agreement with WBW Single Development Group LLC and WBW Investment Solutions LLC for a large master-plan development in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Development Services staff told the council the developer had removed the provision requiring city reimbursement of the CCN (Certificate of Convenience and Necessity) transfer cost and otherwise accepted previously negotiated terms. Staff recommended approval of the final agreement covering the parcels identified by county property IDs on the agenda.
Tara, a WBW representative, told the council the developer would accept the previously suggested 0% CCN transfer fee to expedite the project and invited questions after the meeting.
Council moved to authorize the city manager to execute the agreement; the motion was seconded and carried with no recorded opposition.
Why it matters: The agreement clears a major administrative hurdle by removing the reimbursement clause and allows the developer and city to proceed toward annexation and master planning. Council's action authorizes execution of the final documents and begins the city's formal implementation tasks.
What happens next: Staff will finalize exhibits and the city manager will execute the agreement; follow-up tasks include formal annexation steps, coordination with utilities (CCN transfer), and record updates.
Note on transcript ambiguity: The agenda text listed acreage and multiple county parcel IDs; portions of those numeric entries in the transcript were garbled (e.g., "3.1 310.07 acres"). Readers should consult the official agenda packet and signed agreement for precise legal descriptions and acreage.
