| Show Ashley Creek annexation delayed further The annexation of 21 acres north of Ashley Creek on US Highway 40 will have to wait a little longer as the special noon meeting was canceled Tuesday The city council agreed to the Tuesday meeting during their regular council meeting Wednesday which was a public hearing on the Ashley Creek annexation The council delayed approving the an an- an annexation at that meeting after afler reviewing a letter written by Brownie Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Im- Im Improvement Improvement provement A chaIrman In the letter warns residents of the Ashley Park Estates condominium project in the proposed an- an annexation annexation that they would be subject to double taxation if they annexed into the city Because of the letter the council decided ed to wait until five days expIred after the public hearing during which protests to the annexation can be filed The reason the Tuesday meeting five days later was canceled was that only two councilmen could attend the meeting said City Manager Kenneth Continued on Page 12 Annexation Continued from page 1 Bassett A meeting later in the week wasn't scheduled because the council is waiting for additional Information concerning the annexation before its approval Despite letter warning residents In the annexation of possible double taxation the hasn't filed a formal protest with the Uintah County Boundary Commission At the present time It Is not possible for Cor us to serve sewer to that area said Larry Hacking A board member as the reason for not protesting the annexation Brownies letter was just to inform the people In the area that they will still pay taxes to the district after annexing into Vernal City Hacking said that A was pro pro- protesting protesting testing the expanded growth area of Ver- Ver Vernal Vernal nal City which was approved Wednes- Wednes day last week The growth area goes past the Ashley Park Estates development and east to East Hacking said that the Separation Agreement between the city and andA A prohibits both entitles entities from claiming the Ashley Area They city should not indicate that they will annex that area by adding It to the city's growth area Hacking said The condominium project Is being developed by Amiron Development and Bales Construction Com Company IY According to the developer the project Is 97 percent complete The city has given them a water connection and they are waiting for a sewer connection when the annexation is finalized |
