Bart wrote:I for sure didn't vote for it.
My question was, did you vote against it?
If not, why not?
or, did you make a choice to buy a home that had sewer lines instead of outhouses and had garbage pickup at the curb instead of you hauling trash to the dump ?
If so, and if those services are paid for by your property taxes,
you had to have known that when you bought the house.
Ergo, you voted for it.
If you don't like it and don't want sewer or garbage services, talk to them about opting out.
See the link
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:0Zl ... clnk&gl=us" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I propose you voted for it, if it already existed when you chose to buy that home, when you were disclosed the information and chose to buy it.
Or, you voted against it, lost, and didn't opt out.
Unless, it didn't exist when you bought the home, and you didn't get around to voting and just let the rest of the people decide for you, in which case you actually "voted to go along with the majority" by abstaining.
However, if you subsequently want to
dissolve the Utility District which is no longer needed,
then take action to do it. Either elect a decent city council, or run for city council, or petition the city council.
SEE:
http://frankreilly.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
One less taxing entity in Austin, RIP NW Austin MUD #1
Today, the Austin City Council approved an ordinance to abolish the Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 (the “District”). (Cities can dissolved utility districts laying within their boundaries .... contact city council if you want to)
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opi ... 0441ga.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://law.onecle.com/texas/water/chapt ... ga0451.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://law.onecle.com/texas/water/chapter65.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/sworncomp ... 904102.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Senate Bill 367 dissolves the Kuykendahl Road Public Utility District No. 1 in Harris County.
Some are self-dissolving:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/annexation/lostcreek.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
December 31, 2015 Residential area in MUD is annexed for full purposes with no further City Council action required.
The Lost Creek MUD is dissolved.
Like I said before, my city doesn't create those, so we don't have to dissolve them... If you don't need the services, don't vote to create the districts, or rather BE SURE TO VOTE against them, if they are needed temporarily, make them self-dissolving, if you want to opt out, give it a shot and have them not pick up your garbage. If you don't want a house with sewers, buy outside of town. That's an individual choice and local issue, don't tear down the house to fix a kitchen sink, those issues you create locally and you fix locally. Talk to your city council and district.
Same here but I'm more of a chicken or beef fajitas.
