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Staff outlines Salisbury‑Spencer growth‑area agreement to clarify ETJ boundaries
Summary
Staff reviewed a proposed growth‑area agreement and map negotiated with Salisbury to define agreed growth boundaries and reduce future annexation disputes; Salisbury has already approved the agreement and Spencer staff will present an ordinance and map at next week's meeting.
Town staff briefed the Board of Aldermen May 8 on a draft growth‑area agreement negotiated with the City of Salisbury to clarify extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and future annexation boundaries.
Staff displayed maps showing the current ETJ lines — which include irregular ‘zigzag’ portions dating to earlier ETJ designations — and said the proposed agreement would define a clean growth boundary (a dotted line depicted in the presentation) intended to reduce confusion about which municipality has annexation authority if a property owner requests annexation in the future. The presentation noted Salisbury's staff agreed in principle to the mapped boundary and the Salisbury City Council had already unanimously approved the agreement earlier that month.
The purpose, staff said, is to make it clearer to property owners and to streamline future annexation processes by documenting which municipality would have jurisdiction for a given parcel. There were no public speakers signed for the hearing and the board closed the public hearing; staff will return an ordinance and map for board adoption at the regular meeting next week.
