ANGLETON — Whether people can conduct agricultural operations on the under-construction Riverwood Ranch development will be up for discussion with the Angleton City Council after a vote by the city planning and zoning commission.
The purpose of the request is so the development can receive an agricultural exemption on county property taxes.
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