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Ames City Council splits North Ames annexation: Borgmeyer parcels move ahead; Irons and golf club deferred
Summary
The Ames City Council voted to split a proposed North Ames voluntary annexation, advancing an 80/20 annexation of Borgmeyer-related land while pausing action on the Irons subdivision and Ames Golf & Country Club parcels and directing legal follow-up over disputed covenants.
The Ames City Council voted to separate a proposed voluntary annexation in North Ames, moving the Borgmeyer-related parcels forward while pausing action on the Irons subdivision and Ames Golf & Country Club parcels pending further review.
The city staff reported that developers of the Borgmeyer property had submitted a voluntary annexation application that originally was intended to be part of a larger, 400-acre package the council had previously authorized staff to pursue. Staff said it did not have signatures from enough property owners in the northern group to meet the voluntary-consent threshold for an 80/20 consenting annexation and that some owners said they were unaware they had earlier covenants that could require future annexation.
Why it matters: The annexation…
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