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e e e miles from the present city limits. The request was processed as a triple majority annexation which means that a majority of the property owners involved consented to the annexation, that they own a majority of the land area in the annexation, and that they own a majority of the assessed value in the request. She said some non-consenting property owners were included in the request. Ms. Jones said copies of three letters had been distributed to the councilors since the work session. One letter was from R.H. Bolton, owner of Tax Lot 1700. A petition with the signatures of 15 property owners who opposed the annexation was attached to Mr. Bolton's letter. In his letter, Mr. Bolton said the signatures represented a majority of the land area and the assessed value in the area. Ms. Jones added that the owners of Tax Lots 1603 and 1800 signed the letter but their lots were not included in the annexation request. The other letters were from Susan L. Kesey, owner of the Springfield Creamery, Inc., and Bradford Lane, pastor of the Faith Christ Fellowship, who supported the annexation request. Ms. Jones said a memo dated January 27, 1986, attached to the council agenda indicated the land area, the 1985 assessed value, and the owners of each of the tax lots included in the request. She said Tax Lots 500 and 600 at the northern edge of the annexation are owned by the Blachly-Lane Electric Co-op. They were included in the request because the staff thought they were tax-exempt. However, the staff learned today that the Co-op is not tax-exempt because it pays utility taxes to the State. Ms. Jones suggested the council withdraw Tax Lots 500 and 600 from the annexation request. Discussing sanitary sewers and ways to mitigate the costs of the annexation, Jim Carlson of the Planning Department said the Airport Road area is within the River Road/Santa Clara sewer project. He said the staff has worked with property owners to minimize the initial extension of sewer lines to reduce costs to property owners. Some of the sewer costs can be deferred because of the existing grant-funded trunk sewer line on Enid Road. He said a tax differential schedule is another way of mitigating costs. No ex parte contacts or conflicts of interest were declared by the councilors. Answering a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Carlson said the River Road/Santa Clara sewer grant request indicated that 15 percent of the existing development in the area must be connected to the sewers by 1988. Connections in the Airport Road area will count in the 15 percent. Mr. Hansen opened the public hearing. Those speaking in favor of the proposal spoke. Martha Falkenstein, 29476 Airport Road, is secretary/treasurer of Falkenstein Meats. She said owners in the area are anxious to annex their properties. She said annexation will prevent expensive stop-gap measures because City services are needed to develop properties to their fullest potential. She MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 27, 1986 Page 2