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ORDINANCE NO. 2008 -035 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />DISANNEXING 675.13 ACRES OF LAND FORMING A PORTION OF THE <br />CURRENT SOUTHEASTERN OUTER BOUNDARY OF THE CITY LIMITS OF <br />THE CITY OF PARIS, GENERALLY LOCATED ON STATE HIGHWAY 271 <br />SOUTH, BEGINNING THREE - QUARTERS (3/4) MILE SOUTHEAST OF LOOP <br />286 SE ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF HWY 271 SOUTH TO A <br />POINT SOUTHEAST OF THE MEADOWBROOK CEMETERY, IN RESPONSE TO <br />A PETITION FOR SUCH DISANNEXATION FILED BY 17 QUALIFIED VOTERS <br />AND PROPERTY OWNERS FROM THE AREA REQUESTING DISANNEXATION; <br />MAKING A FINDING WITH REGARD TO THE VALUE OF CITY SERVICES <br />PROVIDED TO THE AREA COMPARED TO PROPERTY TAXES PAID BY THE <br />AFORESAID DISANNEXED LANDOWNERS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND <br />PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, <br />A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris is in receipt of a petition signed by seventeen (17) <br />qualified voters who are owners of property within the 675.13 acres of land more particularly <br />described and depicted in Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Property") and incorporated herein <br />by reference seeking disannexation of the Property from the City of Paris, Texas, said Property <br />forming a portion of the current outer southeastern boundary of the city limits of the City of <br />Paris; and, <br />WHEREAS, Petitioners represent 51% or more of the qualified voters from the <br />proposed disannexed area and they assert that they are requesting disannexation of the <br />Property because of the City's inability to provide adequate services to the Property; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council, having reviewed the petition and exhibits for the <br />proposed disannexation hereby finds and determines that the proposed disannexation of the <br />Property is in the best interests of the City of Paris and its citizens. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in <br />all things approved. <br />Section 2. That the City Council does hereby accept and approve the petition for <br />disannexation of the Property, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by <br />reference as Exhibit B. <br />1 <br />- r . - <br />