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A RESOLUTION
( ° OPPOSING AND URGING THE. DEFEAT OF
�- AMENDMENT NO. 1 ON THE BALLOT AT THE
GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966
WHEREAS, proposed Amendment No. 1 to the Constitution of the State of Texas.
which will be submitted on the ballot at the General Election to be held on
November 8, 1966, would, if adopted, permit land designated by the owner for
agricultural use to be assessed for all tax purposes on the consideration of only
those factors relative to such agricultural use; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of such amendment would result in a boom in land
speculation by holding so-called agricultural land out of development at low tax
value, while such land increases in value, and while surrounding land becomes
urbanized; and
WHEREAS, the cost of utility service will increase as a result of the necessit
for providing service to developed areas beyond such undeveloped land; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of Amendment No. 1 will cause an increase in litigation
as a result of the vague definitions in such amendment; and
WHEREAS, such amendment will create confusion in planning for orderly municipal
development; and
WHEREAS, such designated land would not be taxed according to its fair and
equal share of the tax load, thus increasing the tax rate of other property not
soi.de§ ;gnAted;: NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, that it go
on record as opposing the adoption of Amendment No. 1 which will be submitted on
the ballot at the General Election to be held on November 8, 1966, as being an
unsound tax policy and detrimental to the cities and other political subdivisions
of the State, the consequences of--which have not been fully considered, and urges
the voters to vote AGAINST Amendment No. 1 in the election on November 8, 1966.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 27t" day of October, 1966.
W. D. ROGERS, J yor
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Lavenia Lowe, City(Secretary-Treasurer