NOTICE OF HEARING

 ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF LANDS

 TO THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, held on the 5th day of February , 1997, the following Resolution was adopted:

 CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 RESOLUTION NO. 14-97

 A RESOLUTION

 REFERRING A PETITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL

FOR THE ANNEXATION OF LANDS

 TO THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO,

 AND SETTING A HEARING ON SUCH ANNEXATION

  SMITH/ASHLEY/CROWLEY/ROBINSON ANNEXATION

 LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF G AND 25 1/2 ROADS

 WHEREAS, on the 5th day of February , 1997, a petition was referred to the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, for annexation to said City of the following property situate in Mesa County, Colorado, and described as follows:

SMITH/ASHLEY/CROWLEY/ROBINSON ANNEXATION

PERIMETER BOUNDARY LEGAL DESCRIPTION

A parcel of land situate in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 34, Township 1 North, Range 1 West of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the South 1/4 corner of said Section 34; thence N 00º00’00” E along the west line of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 34 a distance of 380.90 feet to a point; thence leaving said west line

S 90º00’00” E a distance of 551.90 feet to a point; thence S 01º51’00” W a distance of 119.87 feet to a point; thence S 35º19’00” W a distance of 320.00 feet to a point on the south line of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 34; thence S 90º00’00” W along the south line of said Southeast 1/4 a distance of 363.00 feet to the point of beginning.

 WHEREAS, the Council has found and determined that the petition complies substantially with the provisions of the Municipal Annexation Act and a hearing should be held to determine whether or not the lands should be annexed to the City by Ordinance;

 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION:

 That a hearing will be held on the 19th day of March , 1997, in the City-County Auditorium in City Hall of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at 7:30 p.m. to determine whether one-sixth of the perimeter of the area proposed to be annexed is contiguous with the City; whether a community of interest exists between the territory and the city; whether the territory proposed to be annexed is urban or will be urbanized in the near future; whether the territory is integrated or is capable of being integrated with said City; whether any land in single ownership has been divided by the proposed annexation without the consent of the landowner; whether any land held in identical ownership comprising more than twenty acres which, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, has an assessed valuation in excess of two hundred thousand dollars is included without the landowner's consent; whether any of the land is now subject to other annexation proceedings; and whether an election is required under the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965.

 ADOPTED this 5th day of February , 1997.

Attest:               /s/ Linda Afman       President of the Council

/s/ Stephanie Nye

City Clerk

 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a hearing will be held in accordance with the Resolution on the date and at the time and place set forth in the Resolution.

                /s/ Stephanie Nye                  City Clerk

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