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1/See attached map of Lincoln Jr High First and Second Annexation proposal
2/ "Gerrymandering" to manipulate unfairly; falsify to gain advantage.
to divide in such a way as to give an unfair advantage.(Websters
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Furthermore,we, the undersigned, respectfully submit,we have
witnessed an adequate and fairly constant presence of the
Fort Collins City Police force in our community under the
ongoing arrangement between the Larimer County Sheriff's
department and the Fort Collins City Police. We contend that
given the aforementioned facts relative to safety issues,
the School districts reasons for petitioning for annexation
is without merit.
Furthermore, we, the undersigned owners of property,which
will be adversely impacted by the Lincoln Jr High Second
Annexation proposal, respectfully submit the Fort Collins
City Planning department misrepresented the facts relative
to increased taxation,if the Lincoln Jr High Second
Annexation proposal is approved. It naturally follows,when
additional responsibility falls to any government body,that
added responsibility must create additional costs.
Additional cost naturally dictates demand for more taxes to
pay for those additional services.
We,the undersigned,having been.residents of the community
for several years,have observed considerable street
improvement activity by the Fort Collins street department.
It naturally follows,if the Lincoln Jr High Second
Annexation proposal is approved, the Third Annexation
would follow close on it's heels. Furthermore,we. the
undersigned, respectfully submit, annexation into the City
of Fort Collins would destroy the feeling and flavor of
Country living which we now enjoy.
Furthermore, we, the undersigned, respectfully submit,
annexation into the City of Fort Collins would not provide
a benefit of any kind to we, the property owners, who would
be adversely affected by such annexation.
Therefore,we, the undersigned, petition the Fort Collins
City Council to yield to the wishes of the majority of
property owners adversely affected by the Lincoln Jr High
Second Annexation proposal,and consider that forcing
annexation on unwilling property owners and taxpayers,can
only breed ill will between those Council members who vote
to approve annexation over the wishes of the majority in
the community affected by annexation,and the taxpayer.
PROTEST
TO THE FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL:
Mgt 11998 D
CITY CLERK
The undersigned, being owners of property accessing
from or directly abutting West Vine Drive, do hereby serve
notice of protest against Lincoln JR High First Annexation.
Furthermore,we, the undersigned, petition the Fort Collins
City Council to ABANDON their recommendation for approval
of the Lincoln Jr High First Annexation.ii
Furthermore, we, the undersigned, consider flagpole
annexation distasteful and in the same category as
gerrymandering zi. The use of flagpole annexation as a means
of acheiving a goal which would otherwise be illegal smacks
of gerrymandering pure and simple.
We,.the undersigned, being owners of property accessing from
or directly abutting the Lincoln Jr High Second Annexation,
do hereby oppose all efforts to approve the Lincoln Jr High
Second Annexation proposal.Since there currently exists no
compelling reason, or mandatory obligation of the Fort
Collins City Council to approve the proposal for the Lincoln
Jr High Second Annexation proposal, we the undersigned
property owners adversely impacted by said proposal,do
hereby petition the Fort Collins City Council to ABANDON
further efforts to -annex the property subject to the Lincoln
Jr High Second Annexation proposal.
We, the undersigned, respectfully submit,we have been
subjected to subversion of the facts regarding said
proposal.
Furthermore, we, the undersigned,respectfully submit,we have
not been contacted by Lincoln Jr High school officials
advising us of any increased criminal activity in our
community. We suggest, if such claim were true,said school
officials had the social obligation to so advise the land
owners in the community.
Furthermore, we, the undersigned go on record to inform the
Fort Collins City Council we continue to feel the Larimer
County Sheriff's department has been doing an adequate job
of furnishing protection to the community.