Township Annexation

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Township Annexation

• Committee Investigation

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Determine Current AnnexationPlans

• Cities We Contacted
• Salt Lake City
• Holladay
• Murray
• Taylorsville
• South Salt Lake City

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Learn More About City ServicesAnd Taxes

• Which Cities Self Provide Which Services?
• Which Cities Contract Services?
• Costs Involved
• The Role Of Franchise And Energy Taxes

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Who We ContactedMayors, Mayors Staff, City
Managers, Councilman

• Mayor Gray South Salt Lake
• Mayor Wall Taylorsville
• Mayor Snarr Murray
• Randy Fitts CM Holladay
• Councilman Pace Holladay
• Ben McAdams, Staff Salt Lake City

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Annexation Plans

• Two City Plans Include Whole Township. The
  Balance of City Plans Are Piecemeal Annexations.

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South Salt Lake Annexation Plan

• Includes Entire Township
• Will Rename The City To Millcreek

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Salt Lake City Annexation Plan

• Includes Entire Township
• Or Includes Any Part Of The Township

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Holladay Annexation Plan

• Will Accept Petitions From Contiguous Areas
• Current Interests
• The Parcel Bounded by 27th East To Wasatch
  Blvd.39th South To 45th South.
• The Parcel Bounded by 45th South To Murray
  Holladay Rd And Highland Drive To 13th East.

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Murray Annexation Plan

• The Portion Of Millcreek Community Council Area
  That Is
• South of 39th South And West of 13th East

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Taylorsville Annexation Plan

• Taylorsville Is Not Interested In Annexing Any
  Part Of Millcreek Township.
• Taylorsville Is Willing To Annex Kearns In Its
  Entirety.

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Annexation CommitteeConclusions
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Annexation Of The WholeTownship

• It Became Evident Early That Piece Meal
  Annexation Of The Township Would Be Detrimental.
• How Important Millcreek Community Council Is To
  The Millcreek Township.
• A Piece Meal Annexation Of, Or Part Of Millcreek
  Community Council, Would Be Detrimental To
  Millcreek Township.

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Annexation And Representation

• Millcreek Township Has One Representative On The
  County Council.
• City Council Seats Are Districted By Population
• When Annexing Into A Larger City Representation
  Increases Based On Population But Remains A
  Minority Position.
• When Annexing Into A Smaller City
• Representation Based On Population, Becomes
  Equivalent To An Incorporation.

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Self Provided and ContractedMunicipal Services

• Surrounding Cities Have A Mixture Of Contracted
  And Self Provided Services.
• Cities That Self Provided Fire, Police And Public
  Works Services Did So At A Significant Savings
  And Had More Control.
• Cities That Contracted Services With The County
  Or Other Entities Also Reduced Costs While
  Gaining Control Through The Contract Process.

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Franchise And Energy Taxes

• Franchise Taxes Used By Cities To Spread Costs
  Across The Population Not Just Property Owners.
• Franchise And Energy Taxes As A Result Delay And
  Reduce Property Tax Increases.

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Salt Lake City Annexation OfMillcreek Township

• Advantages
• More Representation For Tax Dollars Than County
  Government.
• More Representation In The Legislature
• More Money Spent On Services
• Disadvantages
• Not As Much Representation As Incorporation Or
  Annexing To A Smaller City
• Property tax increase

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South Salt Lake Annexation

• A Larger Incorporation Of A New Millcreek But Via
  An Annexation Process.
• Population Based City Council Districts Would
  Represent Millcreek Township Community Council
  Areas And South Salt Lake.
• South Salt Lake Self Provides Municipal
  Services(Police, Fire, Public Works) At A Lower
  Cost And Better Coverage Than Salt Lake County.

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South Salt Lake Annexation

• No Real Disadvantages, Rather Obstacles
• Public Misconception Of The Annexation
• People Unaware Of City Name Change To Millcreek.
• The Petition Process.