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Ames council approves 80/20 annexation process for Irons subdivision amid sewer, cost concerns
Summary
The Ames City Council voted May 13 to initiate an 80/20 annexation process for parts of the Irons subdivision and the Ames Golf & Country Club, a move council leaders say will create more uniform municipal boundaries even as homeowners pressed for more study of sewer costs and timing tied to a larger Borgmeyer development.
The Ames City Council voted May 13 to initiate an 80/20 annexation process for parts of the Irons subdivision and the Ames Golf & Country Club, a step council members said would create contiguous municipal boundaries while leaving unresolved questions about sewer connections and costs for residents.
Councilors said the annexation would allow the city to pursue a more uniform boundary and to move forward with planning tied to the Borgmeyer property development, which must be approved by the state before some annexation actions can proceed.
City planning staff explained the 80/20 process and told the council that the annexation cannot be formally recorded until the Borgmeyer property is approved through the state process. Kelly Diekmann, planning staff, said that means the annexation sequence likely will not begin in earnest until late 2025, and the sewer trunk required to serve properties farther west would likely be an expensive, multi-phase project…
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