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Senate approves substitute to SB73, overhauls township, annexation and withdrawal procedures
Summary
The Senate passed a first-substitute to SB73 that restructures how townships are created, annexed, dissolved and how disputes are resolved; sponsors said the changes protect township identity and add an ad hoc dispute committee to resolve disagreements between cities and counties.
Senators voted to pass the first substitute to Senate Bill 73 on March 5, 2009, a comprehensive rewrite of statutes governing unincorporated areas, townships and annexation. Sponsor Senator Maine described the substitute as a negotiated, consensus package intended to protect township self-determination while clarifying annexation, withdrawal and dissolution processes.
What the substitute does: Maine and backers explained several substantive changes. The substitute creates a petition-election process to give residents a role in township creation and protects townships from piecemeal annexation by…
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