City to enforce pre-annexation agreements

It has always been the informal policy of the City of Sundance to require pre-annexation agreements with subdivisions and property owners outside the limits of town who would like to hook on to the city water system. So said Mayor Paul Brooks at last week’s meeting of the council as he asked for a motion to make this policy official.

“We’ve never annexed them, even though we have many of them out there, but I think it’s one of those things that’s just good business,” said Brooks.

City Attorney Mark Hughes pointed out that there have been a few exceptions to this informal rule, b...