Annexation in Iowa Planning and Procedures prepared by the League of Iowa Municipalities and the Division of Local Affairs, State Office for Planning & Programming, 1970

(1970) Annexation in Iowa Planning and Procedures prepared by the League of Iowa Municipalities and the Division of Local Affairs, State Office for Planning & Programming, 1970. Iowa State University

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Abstract

One of the roost critical problems facing Iowa cities and towns is that of overcoming the many inherent obstacles to sound physical growth and orderly geographical development. Sound urban development is essential to the continued economic development of Iowa. Cities must follow a continuous policy of boundary expansion to include areas of development which are in fact urban in character and whose residents are an integral part of the socio-economic structure of the urban area. Therefore, if Iowa municipalities are to remain viable, orderly municipal annexation must be carried out periodically as needed if the provision of urban services is to continue at an efficient level. This manual has been written in the hope that it will provide the reader with a clear and concise understanding of annexation in Iowa. Attention will be directed at primary considerations in deciding whether or not to annex, the proper procedure for implementing annexation, and the Iowa law regarding annexation. The ultimate objective is to furnish the reader with a comprehensive, up-to-date guideline for annexation in Iowa.