What does annexation mean? Is the SCFPUD trying to annex property?
Currently, the SCFPUD is not seeking any new annexation of property into the water district. Bond funds are needed to develop new property in the district and there is no bond authority from the voters to pursue additional annexation, or develop existing property within the district. Annexation is not necessarily a bad thing. There are undeveloped parcels of property along Louetta which are not at present in any utility district. When the owner of that property wants to develop it, he will likely need both water and sewer service, depending on what he wants to develop on the property, such as a neighborhood, business park, etc. The owner approaches a utility district to seek annexation, if the property has not already been annexed into a utility district. Once a parcel of property is annexed and the owner seeks utility service, the OWNER is responsible for putting in all of the needed water and sewer lines at his expense. Once the property has been substantially developed, a point wher
