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a) City Attorney
b) Special Counsel
3. City Staff
4. Engineer
5. Financial Planner
C. Indicia of Reasonableness and “sub-indicators”
1. Municipality’s Need for Expansion
a) Spillover development into the proposed annexation area;
b) Internal growth;
c) Population growth;
d) City's need for development land;
e) Need for planning in the annexation area;
f) Increased traffic counts;
g) Need to maintain and expand the City's tax base;
h) Limitations due to geography and surrounding cities;
i) Remaining vacant land within the municipality;
j) Environmental influences;
k) Need to exercise control over the proposed annexation area;
l) Increased new building permit activity
2. Path of Growth
a) Spillover development in annexation area;
b) Annexation area immediately adjacent to City;
c) Limited area available for expansion;
d) Interconnection by transportation corridors;
e) Increased urban development in annexation area;
f) Geography;
g) Subdivision development
3. Potential Health Hazards
a) Potential health hazards from sewage and waste disposal;
b) Large number of septic tanks in the area;
c) Soil conditions which are not conducive to on-site septic systems;
d) Open dumping of garbage; and
e) Standing water and sewage
4. Municipality’s Financial Ability
a) Present financial condition of the municipality;
b) Sales tax revenue history;
c) Recent equipment purchases;
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