Proposition 1 and 2 Wording - You Decide Tuesday Nov 4th

Proposition 1 <br>
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Shall the City of Shawnee, as provided for by Ordinance No. 2549 NS adopted on the 4th day of August, 2014, amend Article II of the Charter of the City of Shawnee by adding Section 3 to provide that: <br>
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Whenever the Commission determines that territory should be detached from the City limits, it shall submit the question to the voters no later than the next available municipal election, if the territory: <br>
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1. Is zoned higher than agricultural; or <br>
2. Has infrastructure, including without limitation, utility services and roads constructed by the City and in place for less than 25 years; or <br>
3. Has infrastructure that produces revenue pledged to payment of indebtedness; <br>
or <br>
4. There are more than five occupied residences on the tract; or <br>
5. There is at least one retail business on the tract." <br>
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Proposition 2 <br>
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When land within existing City limits is detached, whether by vote of the people or by city ordinance, the City is entitled to reimbursement for public improvements that have been made to the land being detached. The value of reimbursement to the City shall be no less than: <br>
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1. The actual cost of the applicable public improvements; or <br>
2. The remaining sum total of revenues from the applicable infrastructure that are pledged to payment of debt, whichever is greater.