Rosewood extension

The east-most fringe of the city is about to get its last structural enhancement.  Veterans Memorial Highway will be widened; there will be a new overpass; Rosewood Drive will be built out; and area growth will be focused even more tightly on the area between existing development and Corps of Engineers easements along the Lampasas River.

The cost of extending infrastructure suggests that we ought to continue to expand east.  That's where water is available.  There's plenty of land.  But standing in the way are the political boundaries of Harker Heights and Nolanville.  Maybe we should merge.  If Killeen could annex Nolanville, Harker Heights would have to join the coalition.  We'd go from being the 21st largest city in Texas to the 16th or 17th.  More importantly, there would be ample, easy, growing room to the east.

This could all happen without a political merger. but Nolanville, and to a lesser extent, Harker Heights are (because of their size) unable to support the required infrastructure.  A single political entity with 175,000 residents should be able to finance whatever would be required.