The Village of Wellington wants to expand its borders through another annexation. Future residents of the planned Artistry Lakes community will likely have Wellington included in their addresses after the Wellington Village Council approved proceeding with annexing the land into the village earlier this month.
The council passed an ordinance to move forward with the annexation of the site at a meeting Monday, Jan. 12. The vacant land, located east of Arden on the north side of Southern Blvd., is one of several potential areas of interest for the village to annex.
“At one of the visioning sessions, there was discussion about future annexation areas, and we presented three areas: the south, northeast and northwest as potential areas for annexation,” Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Building Director Tim Stillings said. “Direction was given to pursue those as the timing presented itself.”…