Committee member warns annexation could require hookups and developers may bear $1,000,000 well outfitting cost

Apr 14, 2026

Members discussed annexation policy, whether properties within the annexation boundary must connect to city water/sewer later, and an estimate that outfitting an additional well would cost about $1,000,000 — a cost likely to fall to developers.

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Chair and members examined how annexation interacts with utility requirements, noting properties within the 0.5-mile annexation boundary could be annexed later and would typically be required to connect to city utilities when available. "If we were to change that on them because our city annexation plan then engulfs them later in the in the future ... Do they are they required by our city code to then go on our water and sewer?" Chair asked.

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