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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock falls within. the provisions of Section 3.A.
tfi) of Article 970a, Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes, which grants to cities
of 100, 000 or more inhabitants, an extraterritorial jurisdiction consisting of all
the contiguous unincorporated area, not a part of any other city, within five (5)
miles of the corporate limits of such cities; and,
WHEREAS, Section 8A of Article 970a states that no city may be incorpor-
ated within the area of the extraterritorial jurisdiction of any city withbut the
written consent of the governing body of such city; and,
WHEREAS, a request for such consent has been made to initiate incorpor-
ation. proceedings for a portion of what is known as the "Carlyle Community",
such portion to be known as "Westshire Village"; and,
WHEREAS, a study has been made to determine the needs of the citizens
both within the City of Lubbock and those in its extraterritorial jurisdiction, in-
cluding the "Carlyle Community"; NOW THEREFORE,'
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK
SECTION 1. THAT the incorporation of a small part of a community is
not in the public interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock or those within its
extraterritorial jurisdiction.
SECTION 2.' THAT the request for permission to initiate proceedings to
incorporate "Westshire Village", a small part of the "Carlyle Community" shout
be, and the same is hereby DENIED.
Passed unanimously by the City Council of the it of Lubbock this and day of
September, 1966.
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, D. R GERS, ayor
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L/avi-miaLow.eAC-ity Secretary--Treasurer
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Fred O:!Senter, Jr. {City rbey