Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 10-17-2017
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Development Services Department
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Public Hearing for proposed deannexation of 36.02 acres located generally at 10900 South 209th East Avenue, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, more particularly described as a part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 18 North, Range 15 East of the Indian Base and Meridian, Wagoner County, State of Oklahoma in accordance with Oklahoma State Statute
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Background:
The City of Broken Arrow received a formal notice of filing petition from Samuel Ray Stokely as, Trustee of The Samuel Ray Stokely Revocable Trust Dated July 9, 2010, for Deannexation (Detachment) of his property located on the northwest corner of Florence and 209th East Avenue, more commonly known as, 10900 South 209th East Avenue on July 14, 2017. This property consists of 36.02 acres and is was annexed into the City of Broken Arrow on April 17, 2000 with the adoption of Ordinance No. 2269.
Samuel Ray Stokely has stated, "We are very fortunate that my grandfather was full blood Cherokee and as a result our family has tribal benefits. These benefits are provided on different levels based on where you live. More funding is available for people is in the county rather than the city. Therefore my three children would have the ability to receive assistance for education, nutrition, and most important healthcare."
Pursuant to Title 11, Section 21-110, the following must be followed:
A. Territory may be detached from the corporate limits of a municipality by the governing body when:
1. An ordinance of the governing body so directs; or
2. A petition requesting detachment, signed by at least three-fourths ( 3/4 ) of the registered voters and by the owners of at least three-fourths ( 3/4 ), in value, of the property to be detached, is filed with the governing body.
Only land which is within the limits of the municipality and upon its border and not laid ou...
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