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Delaware council denies annexation for 350-acre Price Trust parcel, objects to petition
Summary
After lengthy debate about infrastructure and timelines, Delaware City Council voted to deny city services for a 350.08-acre annexation petition from the Price Trust and adopted an ordinance objecting to the annexation with an emergency clause.
Delaware City Council voted to deny city services for a 350.08-acre annexation petition filed by the Price Trust and immediately adopted an ordinance objecting to the annexation, after extended discussion about sewer capacity, timing and financial risk.
The council’s resolution rejecting service to the entire annexation area passed on a roll-call vote of 6–1. Council then approved an emergency ordinance formally objecting to the annexation; that ordinance passed 6–1 on final passage. The petition had requested annexation of land north of Merrick Boulevard that spans Delaware Township and Troy Township.
Council members and staff said the city can serve about 56 acres of the property with existing utilities but…
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