On July 25, the Longmont City Council denied a request of annexation to the property owners at 150 Francis St. A reconsideration of the motion was set for Tuesday night. The council passed the annexation with three members dissenting.
The reconsideration came after new information became available. The property owner wrote to the council stating he had cleaned up some of the property and would continue to move the property into city code compliance.
The newly annexed property forms a border with the proposed Bohn Farm development. The owners of 150 Francis St. asked for the annexation in order to tap into the sewer infrastructure of the Bohn Farm development. The owners currently have an aging septic system.
Members of the Bohn Farm community asked the city council to delay a decision until it could be discussed at a study session. Councilor Sean McCoy proposed a motion in favor of this request, however, it failed 2-5 with only McCoy and Susie Hidalgo-Fahring for the motion.
McCoy questioned why the topic warranted so much community concern if it really just involved providing the property owners with a sewer tap. Many community members fear more development on the property which could impact traffic.
Councilor Marcia Martin made a second motion to approve the annexation. The motion passed 4-3 with Mayor Joan Peck, McCoy and Hidalgo-Fahring dissenting.
Peck felt that the council should form a policy on how it would annex properties into the city in the future. She said she was tired of “piecemealing” properties in, one by one, and granting city services to one property at a time.
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