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Council discusses Main Street annexation approach; Ausmus cites 50% surcharge practice
Summary
Councilmember Shelly Ausmus raised the Main Street annexation item added to the agenda and reported research showing municipalities sometimes charge areas receiving utilities a 50% surcharge; no annexation vote was taken at the meeting.
Councilmember Shelly Ausmus asked to add a Main Street annexation item to the agenda and reported she had researched how other cities handle areas that receive city utilities but are outside city limits.
Ausmus said "the going rate is to charge them fifty percent more," referring to a surcharge some municipalities apply to properties that receive utilities but are not inside city limits. The council discussed the approach as a potential policy consideration; no motion to annex or to set rates for annexation fees appears in the recorded minutes.
