Proceedings to Incorporate
The incorporation process begins with the submission of a petition by the citizens in the area looking to be incorporated. The petition must be submitted in quadruplicate (government efficiency at work) to the county executive and must be signed by at least 50 owners of land in the territory. The petition needs to state that:
1. The territory is used or will be used generally for commercial, industrial, residential or similar purposes – No problem here
2. The territory is reasonably compact and contiguous – Again, no problem
3. There is enough undeveloped land to permit reasonable growth – We have 37 to our west that will some day become 69.
4. Incorporation is in the best interest of the citizens – This is entirely up to us. Incorporation will allow us to control our own destiny and determine where and how our money is spent.
All signatures must be verified and the verification must include a statement that the petitioners are owners of land in the territory. All signatures must come from only one person having a interest in a single parcel of land. In other words only one signature per household. Also if you own rental properties you cannot sign for each property. Your signature only gets counted once.
While this may seem easy enough. This is just what the petition must show. Soon I will cover what must be submitted with the petition.