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Spanish Fork council approves West Meadows annexation after contentious public hearing
Summary
After public testimony from nearby landowners and a lengthy council debate, the Spanish Fork City Council approved the annexation of the 50-acre West Meadows property with conditions, including removal of language authorizing city consideration of eminent domain for easements.
Spanish Fork City Council voted 3–2, with Mayor casting the tie‑breaking vote, to approve the annexation of the roughly 50‑acre West Meadows property and to require the applicant to enter an annexation agreement and remove language in the draft agreement that allowed requests for city condemnation of easements.
The action followed a public hearing in which adjacent landowners urged the council to protect long‑running agricultural operations and opposed provisions in the draft agreement they said could be used to take easements across their land. James Eaton, a local landowner, told the council his family had farmed the area since the 1800s and said, “we want to stay in ag protection. We want to stay doing what we’re doing and we don’t want infrastructure or utilities or anything else…
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