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Council discusses annexation readiness as industrial‑district talks with Dow continue
Summary
Council and staff said the current industrial‑district agreement with Dow expires Dec. 31 and recommended retaining an annexation attorney so the three cities can be "primed and ready" to annex ETJ parcels if negotiations require it.
Council and staff discussed an industrial‑district agreement that covers parcels across multiple cities' extraterritorial jurisdictions and said the three cities are negotiating terms with Dow and other industrial partners. "Our current agreement runs out at the end of this year December 31," a council speaker said, and staff recommended a prepared annexation plan and retaining an attorney expert in annexation so the cities could act quickly if needed.
The discussion described the industrial district as overlapping several ETJs and noted that revenue‑sharing percentages had been agreed among the three cities. Staff said, as part of negotiation planning, the cities would contribute to the attorney's fee so a turnkey annexation plan would be ready for future negotiations; no formal annexation vote or ordinance was taken at the meeting.
