Sugar Land Annexation Of New Territory And Greatwood Is Official

SUGAR LAND, TX —The addition of New Territory and Greatwood into the Sugar Land city limits became official at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, increasing the number of residents to nearly 118,000 residents.

On Monday, the city joined with representatives of both communities to unveil new population signs to show those additions and celebrate Sugar Land's new citizenry.

The process to bring New Territory and Greatwood into the city limits has been a deliberate and thoughtful process since that took 10 years and culminated in a vote by the city council in November 2016.

READ: Sugar Land City Council Approves Annexation of Greatwood New Territory

Strategic partnership agreements between the city and municipal utility districts provided the contractual commitments for the annexation to take place, fund itself and have no financial impact to the rest of the city.

All city of Sugar Land residents will receive the same level of quality services and have access to all of the city's resources.

Greatwood and New Territory are premier communities with first-class infrastructure; beautiful parks; carefully planned, well maintained neighborhoods; and quality retail and commercial areas that are consistent with Sugar Land's commitment to excellence.

These areas will not only enhance the quality and beauty of the city, but have grown the city to approximately 117, 869 residents.

Based on the collaborative efforts between the city and leaders of both communities, the annexation was a seamless transition.

The city is committed to providing full services on day one and welcomes Greatwood and New Territory residents to the Sugar Land family.

There will be no increase in costs or reduction in services to current city residents, and services to the annexed areas will be funded with money set aside during the last 10 years specifically for this purpose.

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