Sandy council annexes 19 small areas and tables eight after residents object to forced annexation and ask for a Granite vote
April 7, 2026, 5:15 p.m. · Council Chambers, Sandy City Hall, 10000 Centennial Parkway, and Zoom
After a public hearing on 27 annexations, the council adopted 19 annexation ordinances and tabled eight. The tabling motion passed 5-1 and the consent-style adoption of 18 passed 6-0, with Council Member Aaron Dekeyzer excused; a separate ordinance adding animal rights to one parcel's zoning passed 6-0. Speakers, many from the Granite area, asked the council to stop the annexations until a vote on incorporating Granite.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Public hearing and ordinances on 27 annexations (community 20, 21, 29 and 30 areas) | Approved · 6-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1-27 · Annexation
Public hearing and ordinances on 27 annexations (community 20, 21, 29 and 30 areas)
Approved · 6-0
Brian McCuiston reported the Planning Commission forwarded a positive recommendation on all 27. Adopted by consent-style motion: Sieverts (R-1-40A, Ord. 26-08), Clark (R-1-10, Ord. 26-10), Parrish (R-1-15, Ord. 26-13), LaCaille (R-1-40 and CC, Ord. 26-14), Southwick (R-1-40A, Ord. 26-16), TP Real Estate, Brown, Scrub Oak, MSMR, Jaandkin, S Miller, Altavilla 2, Hidden Pine, LCR 1, Janke Flats, Turning Point, Finley Mini and Newman. Hilton (R-1-20, Ord. 26-15) was adopted separately with an amendment adding an animal rights designation to the zoning. Tabled: Walters, Anderson, Miller, Pingree, Knight, Fricks, KSEL and Altavilla 1. Withdrawal requests or letters were attached to the Sieverts, Miller and LaCaille items and a trust filed a protest on Pingree. A separate Little Cottonwood 2 annexation that includes a Granite-area property was tabled at the Planning Commission and was not part of this hearing.
What residents said
Annexations without a voteGranite incorporationWater service agreementsImprovement charges
Property owners: a representative for the Walters owners and Jeremy Anderson, for his relatives, opposed their annexations and Anderson filed a protest letter; Jeremy Knight said he signed a water service agreement under pressure and wants a choice; Rod Plummer and Ron Bird opposed the KSEL annexation and asked for a vote on Granite incorporation first; Vaughn Cox, agent for the Sieverts owner, asked the council to honor an opt-out clause in her city water contract. General speakers: Vaughn Cox, as sponsor of the Granite incorporation effort, said annexations would force redrawing Granite's boundaries; Gorm Klungedvik, Mike Hansen, Jill Bauden, Ted Baudendistel, Craig Yale, Anna Bonis and Deborah Kemper opposed the annexations or asked for a vote, with some objecting to pressure to sign agreements and to charges for improvements, and Hansen saying the contracts left no alternative. Dave White opposed the Turning Point annexation because it is a business facility in a neighborhood. Jody Thompson raised snow plowing, street light and sidewalk, and cell tower questions and asked that residents decide. Andrew Rothkopf received a notice for a parcel in the tabled Little Cottonwood 2 annexation. No improvement charges are stated in the notes.