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FT WORTH COUNCIL 2 2 2
west of highway 81 south, would not benefit from annexa-
tion, because the city could not provide him with services,
taxes
He says he would be paying city's for no reason.
Weatherby's protest doesn't impress the council, and area
four becomes part of the city.
Mrs. Steve Murrin protests the annexation of area six,
which includes the shopping area of Westland. Mrs. Murrin,
whose husband owns the Westland Shopping Center, says taxeELS WOMAN
on the property
KEETON
MAN STANDING
would be doubled, if it be Part of
Ft Worth.
Councilman Keeton sympathizes with Mrs. Murrin, but tells
her that's the price of progress. The council, however,
delayed action on area six.
The proposed annexation of area nine draws opposition
from attorney John Scott, who represents the Bell Heli-
copter plant.This area also includes the Menasco Manu-
facturing Company, another annexation opponent.MIONC%
Scott says industrial growth would be discouraged, if the
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Ft Worth council], item, February 18, 1963; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc969234/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.