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MTD outlines annexation plans for four Urbana areas; residents press for better notice and tax clarity
Summary
The Mass Transit District told Urbana council it has identified four areas eligible for annexation and described potential service expansions; residents and council members asked how taxes and individual notices will be handled and whether homeowners can opt out.
Jay Rank, operations director for the Mass Transit District, told the Urbana Committee of the Whole that the district has identified four areas around the city that meet statutory criteria for annexation and could be considered for inclusion in MTD service territory.
Rank said the district’s evaluation focuses on parcels that are contiguous to the district, not classified as farmland and within municipal limits; he identified North Urbana near Airport Road, Northeast Urbana near Airport and Highcross, East Urbana parcels near the Urbana Walmart, and continuing development in South Ridge as the four candidate areas. Rank…
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