KYLE, Texas — Kyle, a suburb just south of Austin, is growing.
It has plans to annex some property east of the city, but the people who live there aren't happy about it. However, their fears might soon be relieved.
It's a quiet place outside of city limits where neighbors know neighbors.
"This is like a real community," said Claudette Dillon. "We're like a little small family."
That's part of the reason she moved out here, but a City of Kyle proposal would bring Dillon and her neighbors that live in this block into the city.
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If it was up to Dillon and her neighbors, it wouldn't be happening at all.
"You know, we're not getting anything out of it," she said. "We just have to pay more taxes and, you know, it's hard for us."
According to the proposal, the parts being brought in would have access to several general municipal services, like animal control and solid waste collection. But roads and wastewater would only happen at the expense of the property owners.
This is a map the mayor posted to Facebook, which will be presented to the council:
Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell released a new map that will be presented at a council meeting later this month. In it, you can see the section where Dillon lives. Several of the other areas are no longer being annexed.
In a statement, the mayor said in part that the "council will have the opportunity to demonstrate to the residents whose properties are proposed for annexation that we are listening."
This is the current map that is attached to the proposal:
The parts of the map that are still being annexed are plots mainly used for agriculture, where he is hoping the annexation will allow the City to control possible developers from buying the land to build on.
"This is what the city wants," said Dillon.
But, as of now, the new map isn't final. Until then, Dillon and her neighbors will keep pushing for their homes to stay a quiet place.
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