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Pecos council holds public hearing as dozens from Lindsay Addition oppose annexation
Summary
Dozens of residents and local officials urged Pecos City Council not to annex Lindsay Addition and nearby tracts at a public hearing, citing lack of promised infrastructure, service-plan timing and higher taxes; council scheduled ordinance readings for Jan. 8 and a vote on Jan. 22.
At a packed Pecos City Hall on Dec. 18, residents of Lindsay Addition and other areas spoke in force against a proposed municipal annexation, telling the City Council they do not want more regulation, higher property taxes or to be forced onto city utility systems they say they do not need.
"We have been provided services from Madera Valley; our propane tanks are sufficient," said Yadira Mendoza Avila during public testimony. "There's no benefit to residents when you can't even keep up with city services."
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