Has the Fire District purchased the White parcel before the Town has approved the annexation/rezoning?
A. District 6 has purchased the property and is in the process of seeking approval from the Town for annexation. You must own the property in order to be annexed. Commentary: Prior to making the land purchase commitment District 6 representatives addressed the Town Council to determine if the Town would provide water and sewer services to the site. They were told that the property would have to be annexed into the Town in order for the Town to provide these services. Subsequently the District was told that water and sewer service would be provided if the property was annexed. The Town of Winthrops comprehensive plan, in effect since 1999, includes the White property in its Urban Growth Area (UGA) designation. The UGA identifies areas that the Town has designated for possible future annexation. Further, the White property is given a land-use designation of industrial in the comprehensive plan. In accordance with Winthrop Municipal Code, the industrial land use designation allows fire st
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