[Winona Online Democracy] I appreciate Arlene's discriptions of orderly annexation and Phil's follow up.
Some comments on both: Phil states the outcome as "a minimum of hassle and paperwork, as opposed to many individual contested annexations, which can be lengthy, complex, contentious, and expensive. I would hope this is goal of all the parties involved and probably one of the best arguments for having a plan in place. As many of you know besides the cost and time and complexity involved in the Jason Phillips request, there is also many angered and bad feeling that evolve. These lead to a seperation of a community. An orderly plan would help eliminate much of the emotion and negativity involved. It would eliminate, time and cost if set up correctly. In response to Arlene's discription she writes: " b)arranged in, conforming to, or exhibiting some regular order; systematic 2 well-behaved, law-abiding, peaceful". This would certainly would go along with my first statement. She also writes "annex" as a verb transitive: 1. to add on or attach, as a smaller thing to a larger; to join, connect. "annex" as a noun: something added on; a) a wing added to a building b) a nearby building used as an addition to the main building c) a section added as to a document; addendum I would like to bring out that in this discription it brings out the importance in connecting to an area, "join or connect". As you read further it makes it sound like you are not just enlarging but "strengthening" by adding the adjoining piece. "surrounding" the existing area. The "balloon and string" approach the city talks about does not seem to fit this discription. Phillips property is not contiguous, it is not attached and it does not "build" on as an addition to the city limits. It is not good planning, is a weak "link" (the string). It is not an addition to the "Main Building" (our city). Arlene also writes; Does it mean by "orderly" the process of going step-by-step to join contiguous lands? This to me is the best discription for "orderly annexation" I have seen. Using it as a base for getting the plan developed. To both Phil and Arlene, thanks for helping clarify some of the thoughts regarding this. Janice Turek Quoting arlene prosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [Winona Online Democracy] > > _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
