Annexations

Typically, growth comes from redevelopment, infill development, or the addition of new land area – annexation. Moline is committed to achieving growth through all of these mechanisms. Annexation not only benefits the health and stability of the city’s finances, it also provides a range of benefits and new opportunities to the entire community, including:

• Ensuring urban services are available to serve urban densities and intensities of development – Moline provides a full spectrum of urban utilities (water, sewer, drainage) and services (police, fire, EMS, code enforcement, recreation, and library) that are not available in unincorporated areas.

• Promoting orderly growth and development – through carefully planned extensions of facilities and services, the city can limit the sprawl and environmental degradation associated with unplanned growth.

• Promoting service efficiency and safety – pockets of unincorporated lands surrounded by the city, and development adjacent to the city limits, can create confusion among citizens and jurisdictions regarding service responsibilities.

• Ensuring an equitable sharing of costs – frequently, city services are extended to adjoining unincorporated areas without reimbursement of costs.

• Enhancing community identity and image – land use and zoning standards in isolated unincorporated pockets often contrast with those of adjacent development in the city creating a poor image and lack of identity for the entire area.

There is no fee to annex into the City of Moline. To discuss the annexation process further please contact the Planning & Economic Development Department at (309) 524-2050 or schrist@moline.il.us.