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WHY WOULD THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RELEASE THEIR REVIEW RIGHTS TO ANNEXATION CASES IN THE URBAN BOUNDARY? WHO WILL REPRESENT COUNTY RESIDENTS INSIDE THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY, IF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WAIVE THIS REVIEW PROCESS? The PLANNING DEPARTMENT requested these changes: 1. The pending consolidated annexation cases report to the Joint City County Planning Committee will be DISCONTINUED. 2. Planning staff will NO LONGER send the County Commissioners emails seeking comments on consolidated annexation cases that are ready for City Council consideration. (Inside the Urban Growth Boundary) 3. Annexation requests that are OUTSIDE the Urban Growth Boundary (approximately 30% of the whole county) will be presented to the County Commissioners at their work session meetings before they are acted upon by the City Council. These presentations will be INFORMATIONAL ONLY and will NOT be PUBLIC HEARINGS. Although the public may speak during the public comment portion of the work session, the Commissioners SHOULD NOT take case related comments during these informational presentations. WHY ARE COUNTY RESIDENTS NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK when the ANNEXATIONS OUTSIDE THE UGB are presented? Why is there an attempt to silence COUNTY RESIDENT’S voices? This is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE WRITE YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TODAY! Ask them to NOT give up the right to review annexation cases INSIDE the UGB.

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