Voters: yes on annexation

Sisters voters approved the annexation of more than 30 acres of property along Camp Polk Road, proposed as a new business park.

Voters gave their blessing by a margin of 159 votes to 46.

The vote means that the Sisters City Council can annex the property as soon as it is brought within the city's Urban Growth Boundary. A request to bring the property within the UGB and rezone it for industrial use is currently before Deschutes County Hearings Officer Karen Green.

Green's decision on that request, and an identical request by the Sisters School District regarding 30 acres at the end of South Pine Street, was expected this week.The school district won approval from the voters over a year ago for annexation into the city.