AN ORDINANCE GRANTING PETITION TO DE-ANNEX PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS.

WHEREAS, Zekke Beringer and Jill Beringer, the owner of certain property described herein below, petitioned the City pursuant to K.S.A. 12-504 et seq. to de-annex their property from the corporate boundaries of the City of Goodland, Kansas; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with K.S.A. 12-504(a), the City Commission designated that the public hearing on the de-annexation petition was to be conducted at the City Commission meeting; and

WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing on the petition for de-annexation was published in the official City newspaper, and a public hearing was held on April 15, 2024, all in accordance with the requirements of K.S.A. 12-504 et seq.; and

WHEREAS, on April 15, 2024, the City Commission considered the de-annexation petition, found no objections and hereby enacts this Ordinance, all in accordance with the requirements of K.S.A. 12-504 et seq.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS:

SECTION 1. Findings. In accordance with K.S.A. 12-505, the City Commission finds and concludes that no private rights will be injured or endangered by such exclusion of land from the corporate boundaries of the City, that the public will not suffer loss or inconvenience because of such exclusion, municipal services have not been extended to the properties listed, and that justice to the owner requires that the petition ought to be granted and the de-annexation of the land be ordered.

SECTION 2. De-annexation. The City Commission hereby grants said petition and the following described property is hereby de-annexed from the corporate boundaries of the City of Goodland, Kansas:

Goodland Energy Center Lot 15

Goodland Energy Center Lot 19

Goodland Energy Center Lot 20

Goodland Energy Center Lot 21

Goodland Energy Center Lot 22

SECTION 3. Recording. The City Clerk shall deliver a certified copy of this Ordinance to the Sherman County Register of Deeds so that the de-annexation is properly recorded and the excluded land is designated as no longer being within the corporate boundaries of the City of Goodland.

SECTION 4. All ordinances or parts or sections of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect, from and following its publication in the official City paper, as provided by law.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of April, 2024 by the Governing Body of the City of Goodland, Kansas.

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Aaron Thompson, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Mary P. Volk, City Clerk