Fiscal Plan for Henry Annexation Area in Centre Township

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a policy for the provision of services to the territory proposed to be annexed, which plan and policy the Common Council finds to be appropriate and in the best interest of the City, and, which it desires to adopt. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,AS FOLLOWS: Section I. It is in the best interest of the City of South Bend and the area proposed to be annexed that the following described real property located in Centre Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana be annexed to the City of South Bend: A tract of land in the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section One (1), Township Thirty-Six (36) North, Range Two (2) East, and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Section 1, being the intersection of Kern Road and Miami Street; thence South along said centerline of Miami Street, 659.01 feet to the North right of way line of Farmington Lane extended and the place of beginning; thence West along said North right of way line of Farmington Lane and parallel with the North line of said Section, 264 feet; thence South, parallel with the East Line of said Section, 200 feet to the South line of a lot with a key number of 001-1001-0011.02; thence East, parallel with the North line of said Section, 264 feet to the centerline of Miami Street; thence North 200 feet along said center line to the place of beginning. Section II. It shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it is the policy of the City of South Bend, to furnish to said territory services of a non-capital nature, such as police and fire protection, street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, and snow removal, within one (1) year of the effective date of the annexation in a manner equivalent in standazd and � scope to services furnished by the City to other areas of the City regardless of similar topography, patterns of land utilization, and population density; and to furnish to said territory, services of a capital improvement nature such as street and road construction, sidewalks, a street light system, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution system, a storm water system and drainage plan, within three (3) years of the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend regardless of similar topography,patterns of land use, or population density. Section III. The South Bend Common Council, shall and does now hereby establish and adopt the Fiscal Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and made a part hereof, for the furnishing of said services to the territory to be annexed, which provides, among other things, that the public sanitary sewer and water network is available with sufficient capacity to service this area, with fees for prior main line extensions due upon application for a tap permit, and any improvements in sewer or water capacity to be paid for hy the developer in compliance with state and local law; that no new street lighting will be necessary; and that a street maintenance plan for Farmington Lane will be developed cooperatively with the County.