 Well, the talk of annexing four properties by the city of Bemidji was at the center of conversation at last night's Grant Valley Township Board meeting. The city of Bemidji voted Monday to seek an orderly annexation of four properties north of Division Street near the site of the new Gene Dillon Elementary School. While the property owners are not thrilled with the idea, the Grant Valley Township Board says they are working on a deal with the city that would help the property owners ease into the process. One of the things that we were kind of talking about last night that Nate was going to go back to the council for was to see if we could stall the four parcels to go in the same time as the east side of Adams Avenue, which would be 2020. And then if we could do a five-year prorated plan on them so they weren't hit with everything at one time. The property where the new Gene Dillon Elementary School will be built is expected to be annexed sometime during the school's construction. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.