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Commissioners probe Avamore annexation, enclave status and services
Summary
During the public hearing on the area-of-impact amendment, commissioners asked staff about parts of Avamore that remain outside city limits, consent-to-annex history and which services (police, water, sewer) are provided to enclave parcels. Staff said some phases lacked owner consent at sale and that service arrangements vary by system.
Commissioners spent part of the public hearing asking how the area-of-impact change would affect Avamore, a multi-phase development with some parcels annexed and others remaining outside Eagle's city limits.
"I don't believe Avamore necessarily thought through... perhaps it was still Suncor at the time," Bill Vaughn said when explaining why some early phases lacked recorded owner consent to annex. He told the commission that later plats and recorded closing documents included consent language for subsequent phases, which is why some sections of Avamore are inside the city and others are not.
On service delivery, Vaughn said that city water for parts of the development has been turned over to Eagle but that sewer in some areas remains a private system; law enforcement for enclave parcels is provided by the Ada County Sheriff's Office. Commissioners asked whether the city can use Idaho's "enclave" annexation provisions to bring surrounded parcels into the city; Vaughn said the statute provides a process to pursue annexation of enclaves but that the city would need to demonstrate service provision and follow statutory steps.
