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Syracuse leaders ask Kosciusko commissioners for support on noncontiguous annexation bill; commissioners table request for review
Summary
Town council member Larry (Syracuse) asked the county commissioners for a letter of support so Syracuse can pursue noncontiguous annexation authority under pending state legislation; commissioners agreed to take the request under advisement and seek further analysis from planners and partner agencies.
Larry, a member of the Syracuse Town Council, presented Syracuse’s long-standing land-constraint problem and asked Kosciusko County commissioners to support state legislation that would allow municipalities to annex noncontiguous land for development under defined circumstances. He said developers have walked away from projects because the town lacks contiguous annexable land and that recent and pending state bills — including a referenced House Bill 1472 — provide a possible path forward.
Larry described Syracuse as bordered by lakes, wetlands and neighboring counties and said Elkhart County has…
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