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FILED <br /> LEE COUNTY NC <br /> PAMELA G. BRITT <br /> REGISTER OF DEEDS <br /> FILED Oct 30, 2020 <br /> AT 01:51:19 pm <br /> BOOK 00003 <br /> START PAGE 0664 <br /> END PAGE 0664 <br /> INSTRUMENT# 07461 <br /> EXCISE TAX (None) <br /> * • *l <br /> rlr'H CAiii AR`�`� <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION LIMITING MUNICIPALITIES FROM USING PUBLIC <br /> UITILITES TO FORCE SATELLITE ANNEXATIONS <br /> WHEREAS, residential, commercial, and industrial developers are interested in developing property in <br /> the unincorporated areas of Lee County; and <br /> WHEREAS, said anticipated development will bring economic investment and jobs to the Lee County <br /> area; and <br /> WHEREAS, said developers may seek to extend water and sewer utilities in the unincorporated areas at <br /> their own expense and do not seek to be annexed by a municipality; and <br /> WHEREAS, the recent law passed by the General Assembly that allows annexation of property beyond <br /> 3 miles of the current city limits of Sanford no longer restricts the ability of the municipality to force annexation <br /> using public utilities as a tool for annexation and is creating service issues for police and fire services; and <br /> WHEREAS, in order to facilitate economic development in the unincorporated areas of Lee County and <br /> other Counties throughout the State, the Commissioners seek action on this issue from the North Carolina <br /> General Assembly. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lee County Board of Commissioners hereby <br /> requests that the North Carolina General Assembly address the issue of forced annexation by utility extensions <br /> and ask that they impose any law necessary to ensure the fair treatment of citizens and developers who are <br /> willing to extend utilities at their own expense and to pay higher user fees by not being in an incorporated <br /> district; and <br /> The Commissioners request that the Clerk to the Board of the Lee County Board of Commissioners <br /> forward this resolution to the State Legislative Delegation of Representative John Sauls and Senator Jim <br /> Burgin; and <br /> The Commissioners further request that this resolution be forwarded to the North Carolina County <br /> Association of County Commissioners seeking that this matter become a legislative goal of the Association in <br /> the upcoming legislative session. <br /> Adopted this a 16+ day of September, 2020. <br /> LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> - <br /> ATTEST: ; � �Ay trymple, Chair <br /> t `' >` - <br /> ‘. „4, I. J4 c. <br /> � lt4 <br /> Q•) nifer 1 ble, Clerk ' ,'V4v x'',610 / J <br /> � a `° <br /> 40 <br />