NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ANNEXATION ORDINANCE NOTICE is hereby given that the following Annexation Ordinance Numbered 2013-8-1 was adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Pierceton, Indiana on the 9th Day of September, 2013, which Ordinance in its entirety is as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 2013-8-1 AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TERRITORY TO THE TOWN OF PIERCETON, INDIANA WHEREAS, Superior Developing, LLC, is the owner of certain territory contiguous to the Town of Pierceton, Indiana, and has filed a Petition requesting that the territory be annexed to the Town of Pierceton, Indiana, pursuant to I.C. 36-4-3-5.1, and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Pierceton, Indiana, introduced the Annexation Ordinance and held a public hearing upon the Petition for annexation, and proposed Ordinance, therefore on the 12th day of August, 2013 pursuant to notice of hearing published in the Warsaw Times Union on the 18th day of July, 2013, and WHEREAS, at said meeting on, following the hearing, the Town Council, considered adopted a Resolution No. 8-3-13, establishing a fiscal plan and definite policy for the furnishing of services to the territory for which annexation is sought, and WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined to grant the Petition for Voluntary Annexation submitted herein, and has determined that it is in the best interest of the Town and the territory to be annexed into the Town of Pierceton, Indiana. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PIERCETON, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The following described territory situate in Kosciusko County, Indiana, and contiguous to the Town of Pierceton, Indiana is hereby annexed into the Town of Pierceton, Indiana, which territory is more particularly described as follows: A tract of land located in the South half of Section 21, Township 32 North, Range 7 East, the South half of Section 22, Township 32 North, Range 7 East, the North half of Section 27, Township 32 North, Range 7 East and in the North half Section 28, Township 32 North, Range 7 East, Kosciusko County, Indiana, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point beginning at the Northeast corner of the Northeast quarter of said Section 28; thence South 00 degrees 30 minutes West (Bearing from "Lessig survey") on the East line of a foresaid quarter section, (the current boundary of the Town of Pierceton, Indiana), a distance of 499.11 feet more or less to the point of its intersection with the Southerly right of way line of U.S. Highway No. 30, (State right of way); thence Southeasterly along said Southern right of way for U.S. Highway No. 30, Nine hundred forty feet (940 feet) more or less to the existing Town Boundary Line on and along said right of way for U.S. Highway No. 30, and then continuing south easterly on and along said Town Boundary 552 feet more or less to that point at which said Town Boundary Line intersects the North and South Town Boundary Line on or near the Eastern right of way line for State Road 13; thence North along said Boundary Line of the of the Town and continuing North to the Eastern right of way line for said State Road 13, the same also being a boundary line for the Town of Pierceton, Indiana, 1100 feet more or less to a point on said Eastern right of way line of State Road 13 where the North right of way line of County Road 200 South extended East would intersect with the Eastern right of way line of said State Road 13; thence West on and along the Northern right of way line of said County Road 200 South extended East, and on and along the Northern right of way of said County Road 200 South a distance of 1371 feet more or less to the point where said North line of the right of way of said County Road 200 South intersects the Western Section line of Section 22, Township 32 North, Range 7 East the same being the Eastern Section line of Section 21, Township 32 North, Range 7 East; thence South 20 feet more or less along said Eastern Section line of said Section 21, to the point of beginning, and containing 20.38 acres more or less. Section 2: Assignment of Voting District: The real estate being annexed herein is not being assigned to a voting district for the reason that Council members are elected at large. Section 3: Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective after publication and recordation as is provided for by law. Upon Motion Duly made and seconded this Ordinance was Introduced on the 12th day of August, 2013 and Upon Motion Duly made and seconded this Ordinance was adopted this 9th day of September, 2013 by the Town Council of the Town of Pierceton, Indiana, by a vote of _____ayes and _____nays. TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF PIERCETON, INDIANA Armando Espinoza, President Ronald Hall, James Bumbaugh ATTEST: Jant Castle, Clerk-Treasurer Absent an Appeal under I.C. 36-4-3-15.5 and subject to I.C. 36-4-3-7(b) this Annexation Ordinance pursuant to I.C. 36-4-3 shall take affect thirty (30) days after its publication and upon filing and recording as required by I.C. 36-4-3-22(a). Janet L. Castle, Clerk-Treasurer Town of Pierceton, Indiana James L. Walmer, Atty. I.D. 992-43 Attorney for Town of Pierceton 827 S. Union Street - Suite 220 PO Box 1056 Warsaw, IN 46581-1056 Telephone: 574-269- 2095 9-12 hspaxlp
