ROGERS — The city gained land Tuesday after property owners said Cave Springs failed to provide them with required services.
Rogers’ City Council unanimously granted a request from the co-trustees of the Georgia M. Fletcher Revocable Trust to have 40 acres of their land de-annex from Cave Springs and annex into Rogers.
The owners have 80 acres altogether and 40 already in Rogers.
The trustees asked Cave Springs to provide them with sewer services and didn’t receive a response after 30 days. Rogers city officials have said they will be able to provide the services to the property owner, said Bill Watkins, the attorney representing the trustees.
“The Cave Springs city attorney also admitted the city could not provide the services and they do not object with having us move this over to Rogers,” Watkins said.
The annexation falls under Act 779, which allows landowners to petition to leave one city and annex into another if the city doesn’t provide basic services in a timely manner.
The property joined Ward 3 in Rogers and received an agricultural zoning.
The council also approved purchasing land to create Mount Hebron Park. It’s one of the first purchases with the recently approved 2018 bond, and the 3.55 acres at the corner of Mount Hebron Road and Garrett Road, will be purchased for $550,000.
“We’re really excited for this opportunity,” said Jim White, director of the Parks and Recreation Department. “We’ve been working on this since the spring since we decided on creating Mount Hebron park, we’ve just been waiting on the bond to pass.”
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