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April 21, 1960TruceDeclared in CitySouth Valley AnnexationAnd Incorporation Rumpuspn-for a few days, at leastcorporation petition was filed with the county clerk Tuesday evening, and the city’s annexation resolution filed on Wednesday, the former has priority. Horan maintains the city’s annexation resolution has ority.Horan questioned boundaries of the proposed City of SouthAlbuquerque, pointing out state law requires it to be “in rectangular form.” Seligrnan said the petition leaves open theA truce was declared Wednesday in the rumpus over incorporation vs. annexation of the SouthValley. *Specifically, representatives of South Valley residents whoLuestion of final boundaries.have petitioned for incorporation as the City of South Albu-jPresent Proposed Boundariesquerque, and City Atty. FrankHoran agreed to hold their respective actions in abeyance until the city commission andthe incorporation^ ^ w w — — MlThe present proposed boun-Horan is deferring, until after daries are the present city lim-the meeting, delivery to the* its on the north, the river onMondavhouse.night at thecountv clerk of the notice which the east, Coors Rd. SW on thecommittee I must be published under thejwest and Blake Road on thesouth, an area of about six square miles. The city’s au-court-ltion is April 30 — 10 daysafter the annexation resolutioncan meet early next week. Itjcity’s annexation proceedingwas suggested the meeting be Legal deadline for the publica-The idea was advanced by was presented to the county Horan at a meeting, mainly of clerk. The notice will call annexation calls for about four more square miles, extendingsouth to Gun Club Rd. SW. But the south four miles are notattornevs, to discuss the legalielection in the area to name contiguoui to present city lim-3 ’ 1 'its, and hence could not he annexed without the area proposed for incorporation, Selig-problems caused by the filing;members of an “arbitration of the incorporation petitionjboard’' to rule on the annexation.Tuesday and the city commission’s move Tuesday night starting action to annex the South Valley to the City of Albuquerque.Topic of Discussion CloudedR. E.orio, chairman and vice chairman of the committee to in- reasonable corporate the area, agreed.There was no clearcut decis-I 'ion as to what the commission-Horan, several times during Wednesday's meeting, remarked this area will fmd itself with more problems than ever “if we have two munici-Bower and Tom Ten^pal corporations side by side.’ ’ ’ “We ought to get together asjmen and settlethis.’'Horan said he would like to see a “truce of several months committee meeting would dis-!to a year.A a a a ^ Acuss. Apparently it will run the! “If you votefull gamut of taxation, zoning, tion at the present time, I havewhen city services could be ex-: little doubt it would carrytended to the area and the de- pasilv.” he saidman pointed out.The procedures set forth by law for incorporation of a city are: 1, filing of a petition by residents, which was done Tuesday; 2, determination by the county commission there are at least 200 signatures ofqualified persons on the petition: 3, taking of a census under direction of the sheriff, to be paid for by residents of the'area, to determine there are at on incorpora-jpast 3000 persons in it; 4. anelection at which residents vote Ifor or againstincorporation.
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Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Thu, Apr 21, 1960
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