Elon Musk’s SpaceX files petition to create city in Texas

According to the post, the petition has been sent to Cameron County leaders. If local authorities approve the initiative, space company employees who live near the spaceport will be able to elect a mayor and two other city officials. According to the petition, SpaceX Chief Security Officer Gunnar Milburn will take over as mayor.

From the document it appears that about 500 people already live on the territory of the future city, including at least 219 permanent residents and more than 100 children. The city will be located next to Boca Chica beach, where SpaceX launches its rockets. Its surface will be about 1.5 square meters. miles (a little less than 4 square kilometers).

In a letter attached to the petition, SpaceX general manager Katherine Luders said the company “wants to grow Starbase as a community,” adding that due to the remote location where SpaceX employees live, management already has to fulfill the responsibilities of city government, including the management of public services. . provision of health care and school education.

Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. told the NYT that SpaceX’s petition will be reviewed by a legal team and that the county Board of Elections is reviewing the petition to determine if it qualifies. According to him, elections for the director of Starbase could be scheduled for 2025.

One of the residents of the future city of Cayetana Polanco, in conversation with the newspaper, said that Starbase could become “an example of what new cities should be.” “If the petition is approved, my child could be the first to be born in this city. “It will be truly epic!” he noted.

Polanco clarified that she is not an employee of SpaceX, but her husband works for the company. According to the NYT, the couple lives in a house on Meme Street.