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Council accepts annexation petitions from Blackham and Lindley property owners for review
Summary
Council accepted corrected annexation petitions from Jason and Sharla Blackham (≈50.709 acres) and Ricky and Stephanie Lindley (≈10.97 acres) after staff confirmed the petitions now include required state-code language and mailer lists; acceptance starts the formal annexation review process.
The council accepted two corrected annexation petitions for formal review.
City staff explained earlier versions of both petitions lacked required state-code language and the required mailing list for property owners within 300 feet; the applicants have corrected those deficiencies and resubmitted. The council accepted the Blackham petition for the 50.709 acres (tax ID 11-078-0001) and the Lindley petition for roughly 10.97 acres (tax ID 10-048-0007) so the annexation process may proceed, including public hearings and statutory steps.
Speaker Scott explained staff will review criteria for annexation and then schedule public hearings. The council emphasized that the city does not force annexation; acceptance of a petition simply moves the application into the statutory review process.
Next steps: Staff will ensure petitions meet all state-code and local requirements and the city will publish public hearing notices as required by statute.
