Troy plans to annex Arrowhead Drive residents
The intersection of Creekside and Arrowhead drives as it appeared on July 9. Troy officials want to annex Arrowhead Drive later this year. (Charles Bolinger photo)
By Charles Bolinger
Editor • During his report at the July 6 Troy City Council meeting, City Administrator Jay Keeven said that Mayor David Nonn asked him to look into an annexation issue in town.
“There is that section kind of south and a little bit east of our downtown area that is fully surrounded by the city but is not within the city limits,” Keeven said.
The area in question is bordered by Route 162 on the northeast, Creekside Drive on the east and follows Arrowhead Drive west as it snakes around and ends where Arrowhead changes to Lancelot Lane.
He said it causes some concerns regarding snow removal and other maintenance because Troy will send its trucks there while Jarvis Township may also be doing the same labor in that area.
Keeven said there are 43 properties in the area targeted for annexation, which are along Arrowhead Drive and Arrowhead Court.
“This will require a public notice and registered letters to all of the property owners [affected],” he said. “I have an ordinance to that effect but that will take a little longer. You’ll probably see that in August or September if that’s the direction the council wants to go.
“I think it only makes sense that we fully surround them; it’s not like they’re on the edge of the city. They’re right in the middle of the city and it just doesn’t make sense that they are not part of the city limits.”
He said it was similar to Stonebriar Subdivision’s annexation in that Arrowhead residents will see a slight increase in their property tax bills to the city.
“But I think when you figure out the math on their water and sewer bills, which will get reduced by about half, that if they don’t come out ahead, they’ll at least break even between the two,” he said.
He clarified that, unlike with Stonebriar, this is not a pre-annexation agreement; it’s a forced annexation through surrounding them. He said those residents affected will have an opportunity to voice their concerns at a future public meeting.
The next Troy City Council meeting is July 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Troy City Hall, 116 E. Market St.
