Second Lundeen Annexation Public Hearing Tonight

The second of two public hearings held by the Enumclaw City Council regarding the of about 92 acres of land into the city takes place at tonight's Council meeting.

Just one resident spoke up in support of the annexation from a law enforcement perspective at the first hearing in mid-March. The area is roughly bounded on the west by State Route 169, on the south by McHugh Avenue, and in the north by Thunder Mountain Middle School.

Some details about the area:

• It encompasses 50 parcels of land.
• It was valued at about $9.26 million according to 2010 estimates from the King County Assessor's Office.
• It includes 97 residents.
• It will adopt a proposed zoning regulation of R-2, or Moderate Density Single Family Residential District. (According to a staff report, there will also be a P zoning, for Public Use District.)
• It will bring the city an estimated annual net gain of $36,857.

In accordance with state law and the city's Comprehensive Plan, the city had already accepted both the 10 percent and 60 percent petitions as of September 2010 and held an open house back in June 2010 which gave affected residents as well as interested citizens an opportunity to ask questions about the annexation.

Council is expected to take action on the annexation and proposed zoning tonight. 

City planner Clark Close indicated in March that while the city has received more annexation proposals, the Lundeen Annexation is the last that the city will see through before it will need to reassess city resources and staff for further annexations.

Click here to read the agenda for tonight's City Council meeting.