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North Annexation. An Opportunity for Planned Growth. The Annexation Area. Annexation Area Statistics. 1,173 Acres 222 Parcels 26.8% Contiguous with Current City Current Population of 150 Zoned Residential and Industrial. Annexation Will Not:.
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North Annexation An Opportunity for Planned Growth
Annexation Area Statistics • 1,173 Acres • 222 Parcels • 26.8% Contiguous with Current City • Current Population of 150 • Zoned Residential and Industrial
Annexation Will Not: • Change Your School District—Those boundaries were fixed in the early 1960s. • Change Your Library District.
Annexation Petitioners • Purdue Research Foundation • Saddlebrook Development, LLC • Benjamin Crossing, LLC • Calvary Baptist Church • West Lafayette Parks & Recreation Foundation • Stephen and Connie Ratcliff • John Jarrell and Jane Mallett
Why Annex Now? • Strategic Planning Recommendation • Area Will Eventually Be in City • Council Needs Voice in Zoning • City Needs Input in Development • Do We Want To Be Ahead or Behind the Curve?
Fiscal Plan • Cost Estimates of Proposed Services • Method of Financing • Plan of Organization and Extension of Services • Non-Capital Services within 1 Year • Capital Services within 3 Years
Fiscal Plan Summary • Fire (Fire and Medical First Responder) • New Fire Station—TIF Financing • New Equipment—Existing Debt Service Levy • Three New Firefighters in 1st Year • Three More Firefighters Phased In over 15 Years • Police • 5 Officers Phased In over 15 Years
Fiscal Plan Summary • Street Lights • Wastewater • Lift Station (Cost Recovery Charges and Wastewater Local Improvements Budget) • Most Improvements by Developers • Stormwater Improvements by Developers • Streets—3 New Employees
Fiscal Plan Summary • Sanitation (Trash, Recycling, Yard Waste) from Fee Revenue • Other Departments
Annexation Levy Appeal • In 2009 for Pay 2010 Taxes • Pay Half of Annexation Non-Capital Cost: $490,254
Annexation Advantages • Planned Growth • Increased Assessed Value • Lowered Tax Rates • Council Role in Zoning and Land Use • Needed Services for Urbanizing Area