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Home rule stalled by headcount?
Thursday, 10 January 2013 11:29 | 
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Bee Cave City Council's declared plans to become a home rule city, now incorporated into their February planning cycle, faces one very large hurdle. In order to become home rule based, and make its own legislation, the City must prove it has a population of over 5,000 yet the 2010 census shows only 3,925 (up from 656 in 2000).
Mayor Murphy went on the record in local news saying “First of all, we have to have a solid methodology to assure we’ve achieved a population above 5,000. We don’t have census data to rely on. I anticipate there will be opposition; a home rule city has more governmental powers than a general law city, and there will be those who don’t feel like the city should have more power.”
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2013-01-12 13:48:50 | Obama 2016 - Home Rule is No PanaceaDoes this mean we can annex Spicewood after all? Long Live the Nanny State!
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2013-01-19 10:14:46 | Anonymous - Home Rule is a good thingIf you don't like Texas that much then simply move, I am sure there are other states or countries that may be more to your liking or fit your view points better.
Texas is a largely republican state with strong development and business opportunities. Home Rule status would be very good for the city, not simply for the ability to have involuntary annexation but for the ability to self govern in many aspects.
Would Bee Cave annex large portions of its ETJ? Probably not, simply because residential growth doesn't benefit the city tax wise. With a property tax rate of about 1% per $100 of assessed value, property taxes brings in extremely little money. What money it does brings in isn't even used to pay for city services like police protection, water, waste, ect. I believe it is used primarily for road maintance.
I would love to see Bee Cave grow in population and in commercial growth and services. I would like to see Bee Cave become the center of where people want to come shop and visit. I would like to see a nice hotel conference center built, so we can attract conventions so others can appreciate the quality of life and the bueaty of this area. Not only is that desirable, but the tax money benefits for the city would allow it to offer more services to the residents, build more parks and recreation facilities.
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