Eden’s plans for expansion warrant strong opposition
To make up for wasteful spending, the city of Eden wants to annex and extend Eden’s territorial jurisdiction to other parts of the county surrounding the city.
Eden needs money bad. Eden City Council will use the extended extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) as a base for the next part of annexation. This new ETJ is the first step of the annexation process.
If the city of Eden needs more money, it should raise the Eden city property taxes to an amount needed. It has already raised fees, permits and the water/sewer rates, but that is not enough. It wants more so it can spend more.
The people who are in the proposed ETJ areas do not want to be under Eden’s control. If we wanted to live in the city, we would have bought our homes in the city. We want to be left alone in the county.
I own property in the city limits of Eden but I live in the county and that is where I want to stay. Everyone affected by this extended ETJ should be at the commissioners’ meeting in Wentworth at 7 p.m. today.
Keith “Zero” Mabe
Eden
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