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Show BSi- MDH(fi)(3II(gS ; SsfSdBOiKol lime SCABY R- BLODGETT ,,tNTIFUL - For the .",d lime in the past 12 a 110-acre site of ! jnal development , jol Bountiful has been , .'aed into the city. HE ANNEXATION was .jied unanimously by the ."'.'council after a public l...ng two weeks ago and '..tearing minor objec- F ii torn one property f I newly annexed area As I" property owners ihe south city limits ; no include the south side - J South, Orchard Drive jeeast and 500 West on JECTIONS TO the an-: an-: w were voiced by .At-.... .At-.... William J. Cavias. amine the William. R. ,t family. -e cold the council that "it ioi proper to annex :erty al a downgrade zon-;nd zon-;nd deprive owners the JV ionhof their land." "ORNEV ' CAY1AS ined that the park Tty is under litigation :;he Davis County Com- iiion to be rezoned com- )vail for the purpose of - ig lo a developer with ill erect a large res-...ml. res-...ml. 'iperty being annexed, : iitr, would be at a Si ieniial-2 zoning (most 'ciive zone to adjacent property), it was M.ned. 1H THAT doesn't mean Sf the same property k -ii i be rezoned after it is y into the city." said Elmer W. Barlow. 'A ike property would be " valuable, regardless of l J "ung, when annexed to yV 'iiirney Cayias also i:gel the signatures on ' annexation petition, 'i!,ng that some of the , "ere husband and wife II L ' -'! the same property. JJ Masking the council to " '1 me a one-week post-which post-which will be 'f nme to verify theown-, theown-, ;P.' he said. "I also fit ';'! some persons who Hj "usly signed the petition V :1owwant to withdraw ii names." 1,1 Mayor Barlow in-"o in-"o him that a public hearing had been held on the matter and that everything regarding the petition had been checked with the county recorder's office and found to be in order. THE MAYOR then cut short any more debate on the issue and called for a council vote, which was unanimous in favor of the annexation. Upon returning to his seat in the council chambers. Attorney At-torney Cayias turned to family members he was representing and said: "I'M SORRY, but it appears ap-pears you can't get anywhere with this council." Previously, Ray Briscoe, spokesman for the annexation committee, told the council that 107 or 67 percent of those involved had signed the petition favoring annexa- tion. AND ALTHOUGH the 105 property owners who signed own only 22.74 acres, the value of the property owned which is a determining factor in annexation was valued at $637,620. Persons owning 61.50 acres valued at $361,000 did not sign the an-, nexation petition. I he city council postponed for one week voting on the annexation petition when there were only three of five council members present. The state law requires a two-thirds two-thirds vote of the council. A SIMILAR mistake was made in the city's annexation of this same property (plus other land) 12 years ago when only three council members voted. The property was later de-annexed from the city. |