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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PETITIONS FROM LANDOWNERS, DOUGLAS M. & SHELLY L. BIRD AS WELL AS DOUGLAS E. & VIRGINIA K. HOLMES, FOR THE INCLUSION OF THEIR PROPERTIES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SEDGWICK COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
Presented by: Michael D. Pepoon, Assistant County Counselor.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Open the public hearing, accept comments, close the public hearing, adopt the resolution and instruct the County Clerk to publish the same according to law.
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The following landowners have petitioned for the inclusion of lands within the boundaries of the fire district: Douglas M. & Shelly L. Bird - 14900 W. 72nd North, Colwich, Kansas 67030 and Douglas E. & Virginia K. Holmes - 7501 N. 119th St. West, Maize, Kansas 67101. The petitions, duly signed by the owners of at least ten percent of the area of the land seeking to alter the boundaries of the Sedgwick County Fire District Number One, have been filed in the office of the County Clerk. A public hearing is necessary to determine the advisability of altering the boundaries of the fire district to include the lands pursuant to the petition.
The Bird property is located less than ½-mile from the nearest SCFD boundary, and is 5-miles from the nearest fire station, #33 in Maize. The Holmes property faces the SCFD boundary on 119th St West, and is 3 miles from the nearest station, #33 in Maize.
Alternatives: N/A
Financial Considerations: Owners of the Bird property will pay an estimated $547 of property tax to the fire district based on a reported market value of $259,300, and owners of the Holmes property will pay an estimated $284 based on a reported market value of $100,000.
Legal Considerations:
K.S.A. 19-3604(b) requires that a public hearing be called and held in compliance with K.S.A. 19-270(b) on the proposed alteration of the Fire District. If the proposed alteration is within the fringe area of a city, then at least a ¾ majority vote of the Board of County Commissioners is requ...
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