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ContigyLty. 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 allow for area design and/or depth of <br />property to create well-designed 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, <br />should become part of some municipality, In addition,, areas not yet possessing urban character <br />M are in the path of impending urban development can also be good candidates for <br />atnexation., <br />who Should Annex.? <br />After it has been determined that an area i's suitable for annexation., a second question often <br />arises in many parts of the country where several municipalities are in close proximity to each <br />other. That is,. which of two or three potential annexing bodies should annex it? Annexation of <br />an unincorporated area by one municipality or another can have many important physical, <br />social, and financial consequences for the area annexed as well as for the annexing municipality. <br />Four overall general goals that good annexations satisfy are: <br />Comm,ul!),*:!�Iclentiot . Annexations should encourage feelings of community cohesive-ness. <br />Businesses and residents should have a sense of belonging to the municipality within whose <br />corporate limits they live and/or work. <br />EconoM . Annexations should promote economy by minimizing the costs of provid" b <br />ay ing services <br />to new areas and by providing opportunities to expand the local tax base. <br />Convgnience. Existing and future residents and/or businesses within annexation areas should <br />find it convenient to use the public and private services and facilities provided by the annexing <br />i <br />municipality. <br />0 <br />.j*city Annexation boundaries should be regular and logical to facilitate administration o <br />services and further a sense of community identity. i <br />M <br />