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Published on: 2/26/2003
Last Visited: 2/29/2008
Joe Sousa
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Sousa said the main reason he finds annexation beneficial is because it gives the city the opportunity to control how it grows.He said population growth outside of city control will impact the use of Los Ba,os services without the town being properly compensated by building developers.
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I don't think it does," Sousa said.
Building in Los Ba,os has dipped recently.
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Sousa said he understands some residents mistrust because "certain mistakes" were made in the past concerning population growth.He said you cannot use today's annexations to fix what went wrong yesterday.
Sousa said his concern is that Los Ba,os standards are met when future growth comes and he is willing to meet with any resident, in person or on the telephone, to discuss the issue.
"Annexations are an emotional thing," Sousa said.