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Conway council approves annexation of 43.05 acres on Sturgis Road after legal review of contiguity
Summary
After an extended legal presentation on contiguity, the Conway City Council voted 7-0 to annex 43.05 acres along Sturgis Road with an initial R-1 zoning and a required dedication of right-of-way.
The Conway City Council voted 7-0 Monday to annex 43.05 acres on Sturgis Road into Conway city limits, approving an initial R-1 zoning designation for single-family subdivision development.
City Attorney Charles Finkenbinder told the council the legal question before members was contiguity. "A city council is never required to annex property. Never," Finkenbinder said, and walked members through Arkansas case law used to interpret the contiguity requirement.
Finkenbinder compared two Arkansas Supreme Court precedents that guide contiguity determinations and said the Sturgis Road property…
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