 With the construction of the new Gene Dillon Elementary School progressing, the need for city utilities has grown. That is why the Midget City Council voted tonight to annex the new school's 160 acres. Council members voted 6-1 to annex the school's property from Grant Valley Township. Originally, the city was going to annex the neighboring properties along the north side of County Road 7 to prevent a flag lot. But instead, the council chose to only annex the right-of-way along that stretch of roadway. The statement spoke out against not annexing the other properties. We are now doing a peace communication and I just think that this is just creating issues that are coming about because of another governmental unit that made decisions. And I'm therefore not going to support this resolution because I think that we're just creating a problem. With the new school's property being annexed, the city's city staff has negotiated and prepared the agreement with the Grant Valley Board. The Township will meet to finalize the matter on Thursday, March 8th at 7 p.m. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS. Lakeland PBS. Lakeland PBS. Lakeland PBS. Lakeland PBS.