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.2n..lu. unit o Territory to be annexed must be contiguous to the annexing municipaRy. Strap or tentacle annexations along roads or, easements, whHe held as legal in sunrwne cases, should be avoided because oftentimes such annexations do not aHow for area design and/or depth of property to create weU.-deli rued and functioning developments of various types of land uses, l ernsit . Territory to be annexed should have a population density sufficient to warrant the extension of rwnn..uu kJpal services. "rhe crest: of providing services and uudlities should not unduly burden the tax rate of a potential annexing body. As Mated, what its urban should be rinuuNcipal. evelopurnevnt of a sufficient intensity to require municipal services (public water, sewerage, etc.) should becornne part of soirnne m uvnicil:nahty,. In addition, areas not yet jpossessing urban character, that are in the path of impending urban devOopmernt can also be good candidates for annexation. Who Should Annex? Atter it has II°yeeun determined that an area is suitable for, annexation, a second question often arises in many parts of the country where several mu.uunicipahties .are in close proxk pity to each other. That is, which of two or three potential annexing bodies shoOd annex it? Annexation of an unincorporated area by one muuunicipaRy or another can have many important physical, social, and firnauncW consequences for the area annexed as well as for the anineAng unnu.uvnicipality, Four overall general goals that good annexations satisfy are; _121 n rn i derjbt!., Annexations ns shouuld encourage feefi n s of comirvnauunity cohesive -nne.sso Businesses and residents should have a sense sof belongiing to the municipality within whose corporate Hmit.s they live and/or work.. a.-pu_9 n. Annexations should promote economy by rninfirnizing the crusts of providing .sevvices to new areas and by providing opportunities to expand the local tax l:nase, Convenience. [Existing avid future residents and/or businesses within annexation areas .shoOd find it convenient -to use the public and private services avid faciiities provided by the annexing municipality. • Sian licit, Arnrnersatio n boundaries should be regular and to iicall to lacilliitate adinnirnistratlon of services arnd fi,.uu-ther a sense sof community identity, 12