Title
An ordinance amending the City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) boundaries pursuant to an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Forney, Texas, reducing the City’s ETJ in the area of Highway 80 and County Road 225 and expanding its ETJ in the area of Interstate 20 and High Country Lane.
Body
The City of Mesquite has entered into an Interlocal Agreement allocating Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) with the City of Forney, Texas, dated effective January 16, 2024, to adjust the boundaries of each city’s ETJ pursuant to and in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement.
The City of Mesquite will release and exclude from its ETJ the land and territory that is within one mile of Forney’s jurisdictional limits and the City of Forney will release and exclude from its ETJ the land and territory that is within five miles of Mesquite’s jurisdictional limits.
Recommended/Desired Action
Staff recommends approval of the ordinance.
Attachment(s)
Ordinance
Drafter
Cliff Keheley
Head of Department
Cliff Keheley