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By Myrna Trauntvein A petition for the proposed Nebo South Annexation was approved by the Nephi City Council. Seth Atkinson, city administrator, presented the petition of annexation of several parcels northwest of the airport. “Nephi City’s annexation process involves submitting a petition, which the city recorder certifies,” said Atkinson. The request may require adjustments to the city’s annexation map, particularly for areas like the placing of a potential data center. The process prioritizes evaluating tax/utility benefits against infrastructure costs, and includes coordination with Juab County. The first step is that a petition must be filed with the city and certified by the city recorder. The city operates under an annexation policy plan that guides development and zoning. The staff, and later, the council review petitions based on a cost-benefit analysis of extending utilities (water, sewer, gas) and alignment with the city’s General Plan, Transportation Plan, and zoning. Adjacent property owners or affected entities can file written protests within specified timeframes. The city uses a “level” system (e.g., Level 1, 2, 3) to analyze, prioritize, and process potential annexation areas. Recent activity has focused on areas like the Agri-Park project and data center projects to the west, aiming for tax and utility revenue. Atkinson said that there were potential benefits of a future data center project coming to the area. “The approval of the petition is not a final decision to annex but allows the process to move forward,” said Atkinson. Travis Worwood, council member, made a motion to approve the petition and allow the process to move forward. Tate Douglas, council member, seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Atkinson said that the map which accompanied the petition showed some city owned property, the city airport, as part of the property
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