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Council annexes Lindo family property with cap of 12 city water connections; ordinance approved
Summary
Spring City approved annexation of roughly 40 acres owned by the Lindo family and amended the annexation agreement to permit up to 12 water connections without immediate conveyance of additional water rights; council also adopted the annexation ordinance.
Spring City — The Spring City Council voted to accept an amended annexation agreement with the Lindo family and adopt an annexation ordinance that brings roughly 40 acres into the city limits. The council amended the agreement to specify that up to 12 water connections will be allowed without an immediate conveyance of additional water rights.
Councilmember Marty McCain moved to approve the annexation agreement as modified to specify 12 water connections; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously. The council then approved Ordinance No. 202501 to formalize the annexation; that vote was also unanimous.
Council discussion leading to the change reflected ongoing concerns about future demand on city water supplies. Staff and council members said the city does not yet have a finalized water-exaction policy (a formal policy specifying what water rights, if any, must be conveyed in connection with annexation). The council asked staff to prepare a water-exaction policy for future annexations; council member Randy Strait committed to drafting proposed policy language for the next meeting.
Several family members spoke in support of the annexation during public comment, and council members noted the family's longstanding ties to Spring City. The amended agreement and the ordinance both include language documenting the allowed 12 connections in paragraph 3 of the annexation agreement; staff said formal wording will be inserted in the executed agreement.
Council members clarified that the 12 connections are specific to the annexed property under the amended agreement and that future annexations or additional connections beyond that number would be governed by the city's then-current water-exaction rules once a policy is adopted.
Votes: motion to approve the amended annexation agreement (with 12 connections) passed unanimously; motion to adopt annexation ordinance 202501 passed unanimously. Staff will file the annexation map and documents with the lieutenant governor's office per state certification procedures.
