Lawndale Annexation (Measure 2-99)

On July 18, 2016, the City Council approved forwarding the Lawndale Annexation to the voters for the November 2016 ballot.  According to results provided by Benton County Elections, the annexation passed.  More information is provided below.

The following ballot title was approved by the City Council at its August 1, 2016 meeting:

BALLOT TITLE

CAPTION: 
2-99 Proposed Annexation of the Lawndale site 

QUESTION: 
Shall the 2.41-acre Lawndale Annexation site be annexed? 

SUMMARY: 
Approval of this measure would annex approximately 2.41 acres into the City of Corvallis, including 1.44 acres of private property associated with Benton County Assessor’s Map 11-5- 25 BB (Tax Lots 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, and 2100), and 0.97 acres of public right-of-way, associated with NE Lawndale Place and NE Belvue Street. The site to be annexed is located in northeast Corvallis, approximately 1,000 feet east of Highway 99W, and approximately 175 feet north of NE Circle Boulevard. The site would be zoned PD(MUE) (Mixed Use Employment with a Planned Development Overlay), if the annexation is approved.

Carla Holzworth, 
City Recorder 

The ballot title was originally published on the City's website on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, and in the Corvallis Gazette-Times on August 5, 2016 and August 8, 2016.  No challenges were filed by the August 9, 2016 deadline.

On August 10, 2016, Measure number 2-99 was assigned by Benton County Elections. The completed Notice of Measure Election, which includes the explanatory statement, is available here.