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Council gives staff direction to pursue annexation analysis, asks for draft ordinance and protections for rural properties
Summary
Council reviewed annexation strategy tied to Florence's 2022 general plan, directed staff to perform due diligence and community outreach, and asked for a drafted annexation ordinance that preserves existing rural uses (including animal allowances) as part of initial evaluation.
Florence'The council discussed annexation strategy on March 30, focusing on how to implement growth-area recommendations in the town's 2022 general plan while protecting existing residents' rural uses.
AJ Monroe (staff lead on planning) framed annexation as a long-range tool rooted in the general plan adopted and affirmed by voters in 2022. "The general plan was adopted in 2022 and taken to the voters and considered by them in an election in November 2022 and received favorable approval with a 74.4% approval," Monroe said, adding that annexation actions must meet statutory criteria including…
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