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Boundary commission opens public hearing on contested annexation of Money property
Summary
The Utah County Boundary Commission heard competing arguments Dec. 3 after landowner Brent Money petitioned to be annexed into Spanish Fork City; Springville City protested, saying the parcel is in its long-standing annexation policy plan. Commissioners opened a public hearing and moved to closed deliberations without issuing a decision.
The Utah County Boundary Commission opened a public hearing Dec. 3 on a dispute over the proposed annexation of roughly 130 acres known in the record as the Money property, after presentations from Springville City, Spanish Fork City and the property's owner.
Springville City attorney John Panerat told commissioners the parcel has been part of Springville’s annexation planning for decades and does not meet statutory requirements for a conflicting annexation. "If it was in another city's annexation plan, we would simply say, hey. You've gotta go to that city because it's in their plan," Panerat said, citing provisions the transcript records as in the state code governing annexation policy plans.
Springville asked the commission to deny the petition and issue a written decision ordering Spanish Fork…
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