tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737363348560792808.post6467248170487415131..comments2023-03-31T13:01:14.111-04:00Comments on The Suburban Voluntaryist: Forced Annexation In Indiana Really StinksDebbie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02209691050549648880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737363348560792808.post-17344241679071635232010-02-22T22:33:47.448-05:002010-02-22T22:33:47.448-05:00I'm sorry Joe, I don't know what to tell y...I'm sorry Joe, I don't know what to tell you. From what you say, it looks like you may be stuck if you want that home. I guess you could try to slash out the waiver of right to remonstrate and see what they say. As far as what kind of control they can take, if/when they do annex the area you live in, you will be living under the same city ordinances/tax structure that every other city resident lives under. Sorry I can't be of more help.Debbie H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02209691050549648880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737363348560792808.post-44923489813972560862010-02-22T18:17:33.558-05:002010-02-22T18:17:33.558-05:00I'm in a position where we are about to purcha...I'm in a position where we are about to purchase a home on the outskirts of town (Mishawaka) and FHA is requiring us to hook up to sewer before they will approve the loan (even though the house has a new well/clean septic), but in order to do that, the city will force us to sign the "consent to annexation and waiver of right to remonstrate". I'm leery about signing this document.. is there anything I can do? Is it worth fighting even if there is? What kind of control can they take over my property? Thanks.dogfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474086780341873010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737363348560792808.post-81910567623275740692009-09-15T21:44:29.476-04:002009-09-15T21:44:29.476-04:00What I also find interesting is that, as far as th...What I also find interesting is that, as far as the number of people are concerned, it takes way less people to get an incorporation started (I think it's 50) than it does to get a remonstrance (which is a large percentage of all the people who would be involved)<br /><br />In other words, it's much easier to create a new government layer than it is to just stay out of a current government layer and keep your situation as is.Debbie H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02209691050549648880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737363348560792808.post-50213772492347022152009-09-14T23:26:11.918-04:002009-09-14T23:26:11.918-04:00"I really wanted to learn what’s going on her...<i>"I really wanted to learn what’s going on here, so I dove deep into the stench to try and wrap my hands around something solid."</i><br /><br />Ooooh, now there's a visual that's, uhhhh, <b>challenging.</b><br /><br />Up at this end of the state, the city of Fort Wayne, which is probably as dirty and corrupt as any city of its size, anywhere, has also been a hyper-aggressive annexer. In one case, a town was quickly and successfully incorporated as a defense; in more cases, the tactic failed. Remonstration hasn't been successful in any annexation dispute around here (although it did prevent the notoriously failed Fort Wayne Community Schools from issuing <i><b>half a billion</b></i> dollars' worth of bonds for bricks and mortar). I think local government aggressiveness will just get worse and worse, as the "takers" increasingly outnumber the "makers."Jim Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358539074647113747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737363348560792808.post-28819345642300350282009-09-13T21:22:38.982-04:002009-09-13T21:22:38.982-04:00Sheesh, talk about outrageous! Yes buyer beware, b...Sheesh, talk about outrageous! Yes buyer beware, but the Sellersburg govt certainly knows what it's doing and taking advantage of the fact that many people don't read the small print. Talk about aggressive. They might as well have written in small print, "Signing this document gives the Gov. of Sellersburg permission to peacefully conquer you. Thanks :)" <br /><br />lol.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551505502580310385noreply@blogger.com