Commission seeks clarity on 3-mile plan and annexation methodology

Aug 18, 2026

Consultants described the 3-mile planning area and an annexation methodology that ranks parcels by contiguity, infrastructure access and market readiness; commissioners asked whether the guidance would be binding or advisory and how it differs from existing maps.

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Consultants explained the 3-mile plan (sometimes described as a 3-mile buffer) is the statutory planning area that should guide annexation decisions and that an annexation methodology was drafted to standardize how the town evaluates future annexation requests.

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