Uniontown council approves Tarragon annexation, rejects nearby annexation request

Uniontown — The City Council approved Resolution 18-77 on May 11 to accept a modified annexation petition from Tarragon, while a separate annexation petition identified in the record as Calvert/Kazer Mezic (Resolution 18-76) failed to pass.

City Administrator/Staff Report: Chris Bass, the staff presenter, told the council that the Tarragon proposal (filed 03/24/2026) originally included three large vacant parcels but staff recommended modifying the request to include six parcels, yielding an annexation area of about 18 acres and a 2026 assessed valuation the staff recorded as roughly $4,000,000. Bass said water and sewer stub-outs are available nearby and that the applicant offered to help cover processing costs: "the applicant did offer to, help with the cost of processing an annexation request." Bass recommended council review and approval of Resolution 18-77.

Public comment and applicant remarks: Alex Campbell, who said he lives outside Enumclaw, told the council he supported the Tarragon annexation because it would extend utilities and roadway networks and provide redundancy, and reiterated an offer in the applicant’s packet to reimburse city review costs. Chappardew, speaking for Tarragon, said the annexation "aligns with the city's vision" and cited the packet’s exhibit that staff placed in the record (the transcript quotes an estimated $32,000 per unit, and an estimated $2,000,000 overall, as presented by the applicant).

Council action and vote: Council Member LaFleur moved to approve Resolution 18-77, it was seconded, and the motion passed on voice vote with the clerk recording "5 yeses, 1 no." The council thus authorized staff to proceed with the modified annexation process for the Tarragon area, which staff said would include the necessary filings with the boundary review board and adoption of the city’s future land-use and zoning designations if annexed.

Failed annexation (Resolution 18-76): The earlier annexation matter read as Resolution 18-76 concerned a proposed modification to include 11 parcels (about 20 acres) with a 2026 valuation cited in the staff report as nearly $5,000,000. After committee discussion and a motion on the floor, the council voted against approving Resolution 18-76 and the measure failed to pass (the motion did not achieve approval on the council floor).

Why it mattered: Council members framed their vote around staff capacity and the cost and complexity of processing annexations—Bass noted that prior annexation processing required hiring a consultant and involved significant staff time (he described it as 100–150 staff hours and consultant costs in the $20,000–$30,000 range). Council discussion referenced the goal of steady, balanced growth and the practical limits of staff resources.

Next steps: For the approved Tarragon annexation, staff will proceed with the statutory process, which includes notifying the boundary review board and completing the documentation needed for any geographic modification and for adopting the city’s land-use designations. For the failed Resolution 18-76, no annexation action will proceed unless new petitions or motions are filed.