Prepared by the City Attorney

WHEREAS, there is a certain tract of land located immediately north of land within the City of West Lafayette, Indiana; and

WHEREAS, the landowners of at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the proposed annexation tract and at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the total assessed value of the proposed annexation tract have filed a petition and requested the City of West Lafayette Indiana, to annex the tract pursuant to IND. CODE § 364-3-5; and

WHEREAS, the tract is needed and can be used by the city for its continued growth and development in the immediate future; and

WHEREAS, the tract is located along Salisbury Street and Kalberer Road, and more than 1/8th of the external aggregate boundary of the tract is continuous with land within the City of West Lafayette and the tract is more than one hundred fifty (150) feet in width as by law required; the City at little or no additional cost can provide the tract with regular common noncapital services and the tract is an appropriate location for adjacent urban growth and will be serviced by Capital Improvement Services which are currently planned and programmed for this area.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF low CITY OF WEST LAFAYETTE that:

Section 1. That the following described real estate be and the same is hereby annexed into and made part of the City of West Lafayette, Indiana

A part of the west half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 23 North, Range 4 West in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana described as follows:

Commencing at the Southwest Corner of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 23 North, Range 4 West, being marked by a 1" Iron Pin in concrete; thence North 00 degrees 20 minutes 33 seconds West along the west line of said northeast quarter a distance of 393.22 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, said point being South 00 degrees 20 minutes 33 seconds East a distance of 2284.26 feet from the northwest corner of said northeast quarter; thence North 00 degrees 20 minutes 33 seconds West continuing along said west line a distance of 649.84 feet; thence South 89 degrees 13 minutes 03 second East a distance of 669.63 feet; thence South 00 degrees 37 minutes 03 seconds East a distance of 647.97 feet; thence North 89 degrees 22 minutes 55 seconds West parallel to the north line of said northeast quarter a distance of 672.71 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 10.00 acres, more or less.

Section 2. The annexed real estate shall be a part of Common Council District 5.

This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and signing by the Mayor and as provided by law.

Office of the Clerk-TreasurerJudy Rhodes