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Show Judge nulls conditions set by Boundary Commission L decision handed down from Judge orge E. Ballif in the Fourth Judicial itrict Court of Uintah County lified the Uintah County Boundary emission's conditional ruling on the rrill and Taylor-Washburn annexa-is annexa-is into the city. Tie Boundary Commission's ruling s to allow the annexation and ulate that the Ashley Valley Water i Sewer Improvement District VWSID) would provide sewer ilities and services to the annexed la. ast summer both the Taylor-shburn, Taylor-shburn, 46.5 acres at 1200 South 500 st, and the Merrill, 44 acres at 300 ith 1500 West, annexations were ap-ived ap-ived by Vernal City to be annexed in-ts in-ts boundaries. Jecause the AVWSID filed protests to i annexations, a Boundary Commis-n Commis-n was set up to make a ruling on the nexations. AVWSID's main objects objec-ts to the annexations is they contain trict sewer lines and jeopardize !ir services to the area. 'Since the boundaries of the District end from the boundaries of Maeser the northwest," said the judge in his ing, "several miles north of the nor therly limits of the City and on arounc to the east, and an even greatei distance south of the City's south boun dary, to allow the conditional approval of the annexation to stand would, in ef feet, stop the growth of the City con trary to the clear legislative policj declaration above noted." "The extent to which the Boundary Commission's approval of the Merrill and Taylor-Washburn annexations is conditioned to allow the District to provide pro-vide sewer facilities and services, the same is hereby nullified and set aside," Judge Ballif said. In the event the City chooses to finalize the annexation of these areas, or deannex them from the district, thus providing all municipal services, the extent to which liabilities have accrued against the District shall be adjusted at that time, Judge Ballif said in his ruling. rul-ing. Both David Burningham, city attorney, at-torney, and Ray Nash, district attorney, at-torney, submitted their opinions to Judge Ballif concerning the case after Vernal City appealed the ruling of the Boundary Commission stipulating that the District would provide sewer service ser-vice to the area. "We argued that the Boundary Com- 1 mission had no authority to make that decision, in that it would stop the city's growth," Burningham said. t |