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Lakewood Planning Commission adopts 3-mile annexation plan, staff says it does not mean imminent annexations
Summary
The Lakewood Planning Commission on Nov. 19 voted 6-0 to adopt the city's annual 3-mile plan (case PL25-00033), a state-required document that describes how Lakewood would provide services if annexation petitions were filed; staff and commissioners emphasized the plan does not itself initiate annexation.
The Lakewood Planning Commission on Nov. 19 adopted the city's annual 3-mile annexation plan (case PL25-00033) by a 6-0 vote.
Megan Wakefield, an associate planner in the Department of Sustainability and Community Development, told commissioners the plan is a state-required, long-range document that outlines how the city would provide utilities, infrastructure and services to territory within three miles of Lakewood's municipal boundary if an annexation were proposed. "This is not an intent to annex any property tonight," Wakefield said, noting the city had no pending annexation petitions.
The vote came after staff walked…
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