Petitioned emergency services vote set

A petition to bring Elgin into Bastrop County’s new emergency services district could be pushed to voters this fall, pending board approval later today. 

The Bastrop County ESD No. 3 board recently verified enough signatures from Elgin-area residents seeking annexation into the district to meet the state-required threshold. If approved during a public meeting Wednesday, Aug. 13, the annexation proposal may appear on the November ballot.

“It is something we cannot sustain long term without massive service cuts,” Interim City Manager Isaac Turner said while discussing Elgin’s current EMS situation last month.