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Cont Territory to be annexed must be contiguous to the annexing municipality. strip or <br />tentacle annexations along roads or easements, while held as legal in some cases, should be <br />avoided because oftentimes such annexations do not slow for area design and/or depth of <br />property to create wetWesigned and functioning developments of various types of land uses. <br />Density. Territory to be annexed should have a population density sufficient to warrant the <br />extension of municipal services. The cost of providing services and utilities should not unduly <br />burden the tax rate of a potential annexing body. As stated, what is urban should be municipal. <br />Development of a sufficient intensity to require municipal services (public water, sewerage, etc,) <br />should become part of some municipality. In addition, areas not yet posse ing urban character <br />that are In the path of impending urban development can also be good candidates for <br />annexation. <br />Who Should Annex? <br />After It ties been determined that an area is suitable for annexation, a second question often <br />arises In many parts of the country where several municipalities arc in close prwdmlty to each <br />other. That is, which of two or three potential annexing bodies should annex h? Annexation of <br />an unincorporated area by one rntmhcipality or another an have many important physical, <br />social, and financial consequences for the area annexed as well as for the annexing municipality. <br />Four overall general pals that good annexations satisfy are. <br />Qmmunity Identity. Annexations should encourage feelings of community cohesive -rasa. <br />Businesses and residents should have a sense of belonging to the municipality within whose <br />corporate limits they live and/or work, <br />no . Annexations should promote economy by minimizing the costs of providing services <br />to new areas and by providing opportunities to expand the local tax base. <br />Convenience. Existing and future residents and /or businesses within annexation areas should <br />find it convenient to use the publle and private services and facilities provided by the annexing <br />municipality. <br />• Simplicity . Annexation boundaries should be regular and logical to facilitate administration of <br />services and further a sense of community identity_ <br />EH <br />