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House passes annexation changes to streamline 'county island' attachments
Summary
The House passed a substitute to House Bill 362, sponsored by Representative Hughes, that shortens the process for certain unincorporated county parcels to annex into adjoining cities; the measure passed 57‑14 and goes to the Senate. Opponents pressed concerns that changes reduce the role of 'value' in protest thresholds.
Representative Tiara Hughes, sponsor of substitute House Bill 362, told colleagues the measure aims to simplify the process for unincorporated "county islands" to join adjacent cities, citing Sandy City’s 36 county islands and repeated service‑delivery problems. "This bill would facilitate a way for the county islands, to only annex into the surrounding cities," Hughes said, urging members the substitute reached a compromise with counties and cities.
The substitute included a friendly…
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