By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
An annexation policy, proposed by
Steve Kay and other property owners, was considered and sent
back to the property owners for changes.
Cory Squire, council member,
asked the council for feedback on the Steve Kay Annexation
Agreement proposal, with the possibility of adopting it at
Tuesday's meeting.
"This is the proposal we handed
out last council meeting for review," said
Squire.
However, Harry Newell, council
member said he had some issues with the agreement and
thought it needed some revisions. He had problems with some
of the specifics and thought they should be addressed and
changed.
"I couldn't see that the policy
actually addressed certain things that could cause problems
unless we take care of them," he said.
Newell said there were problems
with the way the water right agreement and the zoning, among
other things, were worded and said that they were not
handled as he would like.
"The agreement is incomplete and
we will need some legal review on those issues," said
Newell. "We need to take a look at our own agreement and
compare it with that one."
He said that there was no way he
would agree to it being passed until it is more
complete.
He also suggested the city
attorney review the document before it is passed.
"I would love to see him annexed
in, but there are certain things that are detrimental to us,
unless we take care of them," he said.
Squire said that Kay was willing
to do what was wanted. The attorney for Kay had been making
a "shot-in-the-dark," he said.
"We will give them a copy of our
annexation policy and say, 'Sorry, try again,'" said
Squire.
Gordon Anderson, council member,
agreed that the annexation agreement needed to be
revised.
"We need our attorney to look at
it," said Anderson, "before we adopt it."
The number of homes likely to be
constructed in the annexed section would have an impact on
many key infrastructure items, such as traffic flow, said
Newell.
Kay does have a water tank,
identical to the one the city has, said Allen Pay, so
providing water for the subdivision which will likely follow
the annexation shouldn't be a problem.
"His 350,000-gallon tank looks
identical to ours," said Pay. "He has his own
source."
Anderson said the annexed
property needs to stay within the grid system the city has
set up.
He also agreed that the possible
loop-holes in the Kay annexation policy needed to be changed
by Kay's attorney and then reviewed by the city
attorney.
"The handbook prepared by the
League of Cities and Towns, says that there are three things
to go after legal counsel about," said Newell. "These are
land use, water, and annexation."
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