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Thursday, August 02, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Court of Appeals rules in Whitestown annexation battle
Robert Annis of the Indianapolis Star, who also wrote the story quoted in this July 26th ILB entry, has this report today that begins:
The Boone County Commissioners will decide at their next meeting whether they will appeal an Indiana Court of Appeals ruling in a land dispute with Whitestown.
The appeals court ruled July 20 that Whitestown had jurisdiction over 1,425 acres on the west side of I-65 in Boone County, an area considered to be a prime corridor. The court also said Boone County could develop its economic development area on 2,500 acres in the same area.Whitestown still wants to annex those 2,500 acres.
The commissioners held a special executive session on July 26 to discuss the case, but didn't come to a decision, said commissioner Huck Lewis.
"We've got a lot of things to consider," Lewis said. "We've talked to the attorneys and now we've got to weigh what's best for the county."
It's still to be determined how much control Boone County will have over the economic development area. The area currently is zoned residential, and Lewis believes Whitestown has zoning authority, not Boone County's Area Planning Commission.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 2, 2007 09:01 AM
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