HomeMy WebLinkAboutJPZ - 07/12/1966 - REQUIREMENT INVOLUNTARY ANNEX/PRIVATE UTILITY/SAN DISTS r
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--l-rustee Mullen reported that the Judiciary Committee has prepared a report on
statutory changes to be brought tothe-attention of the State Legislators at the
1967 General Assembly through the Northwest Municipal Conference. A copy of
this report will be given each Board Member, however, Trustee Mullen noted that
the 3 major areas are (1 ) that the legal requirement for involuntary annexation
be increased from 60 to 100 acres; (2) as suggested by Attorney Ho£ert and
found particularly acceptable to the Committee, that Village approval be secured
prior to a private utility being given permission to serve an area which would
lie within 1J miles of a municipality, and that the law stipulate that if the
municipality cannot, or is not willing to, serve said area, only then would
permission be granted the private utility; and (3) that sanitary districts be
required to serve all areas of a municipality if a majority of the municipality
lies within the boundaries of the sanitary district in question.
Trustee Mullen said that the Judiciary Committee studied the proposed boundary
agreement between the Village and Itasca and the agreement is acceptable to the
Committee if the Village can be given a voice in the zoning of the land south
of Devon Avenue which is the jurisdictional boundary line proposed. He said
Mr. Schwellenbach, Chairman of the Plan Commission, was in attendance at their
meeting and is in substantial agreement with the Committeets position. Trustee
Mullen asked the Village Attorney for a clarification of the phrase: "this is
intended to operate pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 24, Section 11-12-9 of
the Illinios Revised Statutes 1965". During a discussion of this matter, the
Board members were in agreement that Devon Avenue would be the Village's
southern boundary line as it relates to Itascats northern boundary. This agree-
ment was then referred to the Village Attorney for a report on the two points
in question - the statutory reference and zoning south of Devote
JUL 1966