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Commission concurs with Elephant Butte annexation map for 68.579-acre tract
Summary
City staff presented a map delineating a 68.579-acre tract proposed for annexation by the City of Elephant Butte; the commission concurred and authorized Elephant Butte to pursue state-level approvals. Staff noted minimal annual tax impact to Truth or Consequences.
City Manager Gary Whitehead summarized a boundary proposal showing a 68.579-acre tract identified in an Elephant Butte annexation map. Whitehead said five acres in the tract contain Elephant Butte's wastewater treatment plant and the balance is mostly undeveloped land under the developer Turtle Back Mountain; he said the assessor placed a market value estimate on the tract and the city's expected annual taxing revenue from the tract would be approximately $227 under current mill levies.
Whitehead explained that the action before the commission was concurrence only: Elephant Butte will file the annexation map with the state boundary commission, the Department of Finance and Administration, and the Department of Taxation and Revenue for final determinations. He stressed that the city was not conveying property and that service responsibilities would shift if the annexation proceeds.
A commissioner moved that the commission concur with Elephant Butte's annexation efforts and authorize them to proceed with state filings; the motion was seconded and passed on the record with affirmative votes. Staff will accept notice from the relevant state agencies when they take action.
No member of the public registered opposition during the discussion. Whitehead noted one supporting letter from the single affected property owner and that the assessor considered much of the land to lie in Cuchillo Creek and of limited developability.
