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Council tables annexation and water-share decision until January as canal-lease clarity is sought
Summary
Council discussed a proposed annexation and whether to allow another culinary/secondary connection; members voted to table the decision until January pending a public notice and confirmation from the canal/service district about lease availability.
Clawson — The council reviewed a request to annex a parcel adjacent to town and to allow a culinary and secondary water connection for the prospective buyer. Speakers emphasized that only a narrow strip of the parcel currently lies inside town limits and that annexation would be required before a connection could be finalized.
Speaker 1 summarized prior policy that the town had previously allowed five similar connections and asked whether those allocations remain available; Speaker 2 and staff responded that the five connections already permitted had been used. Council members explained options for securing culinary water — either requiring private shares to be turned in or entering a lease with a canal company that would supply culinary shares. Several speakers warned that lease terms could allow the canal company to reduce deliveries in low-water years.
Because Tracy (service-district/canal representative) and the canal board were not expected to make a lease decision until January, Speaker 3 moved to table the annexation and connection decision until the council’s January meeting so a public notice and hearing could be published and staff could gather more information; Speaker 2 seconded and the motion passed.
Why it matters: The decision affects whether a new dwelling can connect to town culinary water and whether existing community allocations would be altered. The council directed staff to prepare annexation paperwork and to seek written clarification from Tracy and the service district before the January meeting.
