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2 <br />DISCUSSION <br />North Carolina State Law (General Statutes 160A45 to 160A -54) sets requirements for <br />considering and acting on annexations that are initiated by the Town. <br />Before annexing an area, the Town must either. <br />1) Adopt a resolution identifying an area, or areas, as being under consideration for <br />annexation at least one year before a "Resolution of Intent" is adopted; QI <br />2) If a resolution of consideration is not adopted one year in advance, then the annexation <br />ordinance must go into effect between 1 year and 400 days after the ordinance is adopted. <br />These two area proposed for annexation were included in the November 26, 1996 resolution <br />(96- 11- 26/R -13) that was adopted on that date (see Attachment 2). Thus, the resolution of <br />consideration covering these two areas was adopted more than one year before this memorandum <br />recommending the adoption of Resolutions of Intent for each of these two areas. <br />The annexation law also provides that for each annexation area: <br />➢ A resolution of intent must be adopted between 45 and 90 days before a public hearing. <br />➢ A Report with plans for providing police and fire protection, solid waste collection, street <br />maintenance, and water and sewer services in the annexation area must be approved and <br />made available to the public at least 30 days before the public hearing. <br />➢ Notices of the public hearing must be mailed at least four weeks before the hearing to <br />property owners listed in the property tax records. <br />➢ The annexation ordinance can be adopted between 10 and 90 days after the hearing. <br />➢ The annexation can be effective between 40 and 400 days after the ordinance is adopted <br />NEXT STEPS <br />If the Council selects these areas, the staff would prepare Service Reports for each of the <br />annexation areas for.the.Council's -consideration on March 2. Notification would also be mailed <br />to property owners at this time, in accordance with the statutes. Public hearings on each area <br />would be held on April 20, 1998. <br />Following the public hearings, the Council would have the opportunity to consider ordinances <br />annexing these two areas on May 11. This would permit the Council to annex these two areas <br />effective June 30, 1998. <br />