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Henderson council directs clerk to investigate two annexation petitions
Summary
The council approved resolutions directing the city clerk to investigate the sufficiency of petitions for (1) a contiguous parcel on Ruin Creek Road and (2) a non-contiguous parcel on US Hwy 158 Business; both resolutions were preliminary investigatory steps and did not annex property.
Henderson City Council on Dec. 11 approved two separate resolutions directing the City Clerk to examine the sufficiency of annexation petitions: one for a contiguous parcel on Ruin Creek Road (Resolution 23-45) and another for a non-contiguous parcel on U.S. Highway 158 Business (Resolution 23-43).
City Manager Edward T. Blackmon said Resolution 23-45 is a preliminary step to allow the clerk to assess whether the petition for the Ruin Creek Road parcel meets statutory requirements. Councilmember Garry D. Daeke moved approval; the council approved the resolution unanimously.
Manager Blackmon said the non-contiguous petition for a parcel on U.S. Highway 158 Business is notable for its distance from the current city limits—approximately four miles—raising questions about remoteness; Councilmember Lamont Noel moved approval of Resolution 23-43 and the council approved it unanimously. Minutes record these actions as investigatory; no formal annexation decisions were made, and the motions direct staff to report back on sufficiency rather than effect immediate boundary changes.
Both resolutions were described as investigatory steps only; any future annexation would require additional findings, notices, and formal council action.
