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Show City and County look to solve annnexation problems Officials moved to hold a public hearing to solve the annexation suit between Vernal City and Uintah County, and Vernal City moved to relieve double taxation in annexed areas. In a joint meeting of the Vernal City Council and Uintah County Commissioners, Com-missioners, both parties decided that a hearing of persons in the contested industrial area, east Highway 40, would document the desires of the people in the area. From the hearing a judge could make a ruling on whether the area should be city or county. Officials left it to their attorneys to hold the meeting which is hoped to solve the annexation an-nexation suit between the county and city. ci-ty. Meanwhile, businesses in the area are faced with double taxation. In city council meeting March 4, the council moved to make available to persons in annexed areas of the city deannexation petitions to relieve the double taxation in all annexed areas of the city. |