By Eleni Himaras
reporter@ltview.com
The Lakeway City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to authorize the city attorney to seek legislation that would allow the city the option of annexing the Lakeway Municipal Utility District at a future date.

 ”Municipal utility districts are created to provide interim utility service to areas that are not covered by any other municipality,” City Manager Steve Jones told the council. “It is reasonable for the city to consider annexation of the district.”
When a MUD falls completely within the confines of a city, under state law, the city may annex it at will. The Lakeway MUD, however, has small coverage areas in Point Venture, The Hills, and the Austin ETJ. It is because of these areas that the city must seek special legislation.
“How much is the city willing to spend on lobbyists and lawyers?” LMUD President Tom Rogers asked the council in a prepared statement. “There are hundreds of other districts in the Houston area alone that will oppose this. Are you willing to risk your money to fix something that is not broken?
Councilman Dave DeOme replied that they were not even discussing annexing the LMUD at this point, they were simply looking to “level the playing field” pending a future study on the feasibility of annexation.
For more on this story, see the Feb. 27 edition of the Lake Travis View.