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Rector City Council met Sept, 14 at the Rector Community Center at 6 p.m. and addressed multiple issues that have been developing and under revision for several months. The first issue that the Council addressed was the City Annexation Ordinance that has been delayed for months in an effort to be accommodating for property owner Farren Young. The issue involves property that is adjacent to 9th Street near the city shop. For the City benefit, the Mayor and Council were advised to annex the area since all parcels are owned by the city except for one which created an “enclave” which is not permissible by law. Young agreed to the annexation but wished to add stipulations which modified the annexation. After discussion with him and with Council members over the past two months, Council reached the third reading of the ordinance. Council member Mark Manchester noted to Young that the City is not creating a hardship for him and does not expect the area to be- come a “garden.”Acknowledging that the area contains a sizeable amount of unused and disposable items, the City required that the area come into compliance with City regulations. “The area should look respectable,” said Council members Manchester and Noah May. City Attorney Kimberly Dale read the Ordinance and Council member Manchester made the motion to place the Ordinance into effect on this the third reading. Council member May gave the second and all voted affirmative. Council member Jamie Diddle was in El Dorado on Downtown Central business.