Overwhelming resistance from property owners swayed the Fredericksburg City Council to abandon annexation plans for a 145-acre area southeast of Fredericksburg along U.S 290 East.
The council opted to cancel annexation plans during their regular meeting Tuesday evening, choosing not to move forward with the proposal despite being given the opportunity to restart annexation with properties north of U.S. 290 East being the focal point.
City officials indicate that the council will likely reexamine future annexation plans during a special council retreat next month, with all major corridors into Fredericksburg under consideration.
With no opposition from residents following a public hearing two weeks ago, the council also unanimously approved the city’s fiscal year 2014-2015 budget and adopted the effective tax rate, set at 0.2482 per $100 valuation, which is down 1.18 cents from the current $0.2600 rate. The budget is available for review online at www.fbgtx.org.
A full recap of Tuesday’s council meeting will appear in next week’s edition of the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post.