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Draft <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />DISANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 17.250 ACRES OF UNDEVELOPED LAND <br />FORMING A PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS; SOUTH OF CR 42350 (SMALLWOOD ROAD) AND EAST OF <br />WILDWOOD LANE, PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS IN RESPONSE TO A <br />PETITION FOR DISANNEXATION FILED BY PROPERTY OWNERS BOB AND <br />MARTHA CROCKETT; MAKING A FINDING WITH REGARD TO THE VALUE <br />OF CITY SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE AREA COMPARED TO PROPERTY <br />TAXES PAID BY THE AFORESAID DISANNEXED LANDOWNERS; MAKING <br />OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; <br />PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS <br />CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris has received a petition signed by the owners of a 17.250 <br />acre tract of land more particularly described and depicted in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and <br />incorporated herein by reference (the "Property"), seeking disannexation of the Property <br />from the City of Paris, Texas, said Property forming a_portion of the current boundaries of the <br />City of Paris; and, <br />WHEREAS, petitioners request disannexation of the Property from the City of Paris <br />because they believe that the city is unable to provide adequate services to the property; and <br />WHEREAS, two public hearings have been noticed and held to receive public input on <br />this proposed disannexation, the first on December 5, 2011 and the second hearing on <br />December 12, 2011 in accordance with state law; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council, having reviewed the petition and exhibits for the <br />proposed disannexation and having received public comment, hereby finds and determines <br />that the proposed disannexation of the Property is in the best interests of the City of Paris and <br />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, copies of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by <br />reference as Exhibit "B". <br />1 <br />, 69 <br />