For 50 years, North Carolina's annexation laws have helped keep tax rates low for city residents and businesses, attract new jobs and protect property values, the environment and good financial health. Annexation helps spread the cost for the advantages of living close to a city among those who benefit from them.
In addition, annexation encourages orderly growth and provides standardized services to those who live in the annexation area. Annexation provides a consistent level of standards and urban services and can help preserve a growing urban area as a unified whole. It also provides residents the opportunity to have a say in how services are developed and funded by voting.
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Monkey Junction Annexation Area at a glance
Approximately 950 acres
Estimated 3,300 people
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acres
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% total
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Residential
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327.33
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34.44
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Commercial
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274.27
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28.86
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Industrial
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25.39
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2.67
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Institutional
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147.51
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15.52
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Governmental
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0
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0
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Vacant/Undeveloped
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175.83
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18.50
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There are many benefits the residents of Monkey Junction can expect if they become part of the city. Some of the benefits include:
- A stronger voice in State and Federal Government
- A stronger voice in land use planning
- Residents will receive enhanced law enforcement and fire response
- The opportunity to have urban water and sewer services
- Enhanced code enforcement
- The opportunity for upgraded maintenance of streets and sidewalks
- City zoning and stormwater requirements for new developments
- Weekly trash service, including curbside recycling, yard waste removal and bulky item disposal at no additional charge
- The opportunity for neighborhood traffic management programs.
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Financial aspects of annexation
Citizens annexed into the city would have to pay city property taxes, but other fees/services could change based on where a home is located and the home’s estimated property value.
Following are some examples of how annexation would affect different properties (remember, property tax is deductible on your federal income taxes):
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- City residents do not pay the county fire tax, which would save $125 a year for a $250,000 home as one example
- If you are not already on the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority's water and sewer system, your cost to hook up could be substantially less as a city resident than as a non-city resident, based on current fees:
- City residents would pay $2,155 to hook up to water and sewer for a typical home
- Non-city residents would pay $8,479 to hook up to water and sewer for a typical home
In addition, homeowners’ insurance rates vary by individual home and policy and are not expected to change significantly, but commercial property insurance is expected to be reduced in many cases because of the city’s higher service rating and faster response time to fires.
Details on trash pick up will also be based on location. The present cost for city trash service is $23.50 a month for a large trash cart and $19.40 for a small one. Residents of private streets would maintain existing arrangements with their trash pickup provider and wouldn’t have to pay the city fees. Private neighborhoods could ask the city for city trash service.
Residents whose streets are taken over by the city would get weekly city trash service. Curbside recycling, yard waste and bulky item pickup are also provided at no extra charge. Because of these enhanced services, citizens inside the city limits generally don’t have to use the landfill as often, which costs a fee each time it is used.
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| Key Dates: |
| Feb. 3, 2009 |
First Council vote on annexation |
| Feb. 17, 2009 |
Council votes on annexation service plan |
| Mar. 26, 2009 |
Public Information Meeting at City Hall |
| Apr. 2, 2009 |
Public Information Meeting at Codington |
| Apr. 7, 2009 |
Public Hearing |
| May 5, 2009 |
Final annexation vote |
| Jun. 2010 |
Annexation goes into effect |
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