The
Lawton City Council met in special session on Tuesday, September 16th,
at the Lawton City Clerk’s office. Mayor
Martin Shorman called the meeting to order at
The
purpose of this meeting was to hold a public hearing regarding the proposed
annexation of property currently belonging to Dale Peterson and others. In order to avoid creating an “island” by
having only his property annexed into the city, Mr. Peterson included property
from three other landowners in his annexation proposal.
No
written correspondence either for or against the proposal was received prior to
this hearing. Hearing was opened by
Mayor Shorman at
Discussion
followed regarding possible fencing issues, lot line changes, state
right-of-way, flood plain, tax increases, increased noise levels and loss of
view should the annexed property be developed.
Attorney Metcalf and Mr. Peterson were able to provide answers to all of
the questions asked. It was determined
that property taxes would raise slightly, about 3%, if the properties were to
be annexed into the city limits. This
was according to information provided by Julie Conolly, Deputy Assessor with
If
annexed into the city,
With
no further comment from the audience, Masching moved to close the hearing. Nitzschke seconded. On roll 4-0, carried. A decision from the council on whether or not
to annex this property as proposed will be made at the regular October meeting.
Motion
to adjourn meeting was made by Kolker, seconded by Nitzschke. On roll, motion carried 4-0. Meeting was adjourned at
Patricia
L Washburn