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1998 SESSION

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SB 136 Town contraction; voter petition.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Town contraction; voter petition. Allows the contraction of town limits to be initiated by a petition of 51 percent of the voters of any territory within a town adjacent to an unincorporated area of a county or 51 percent of the owners of real estate in number and land area in a designated area of the town. The existing town contraction procedure is initiated by a town council ordinance. With both procedures, a special court makes the final determination as to whether a petition is granted.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 983830728  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 983830728
• 01/14/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 01/27/98  Senate: Stricken from docket by Local Government by voice vote