By Sara Beth Williams– — The Citrus Heights City Council directed staff to move forward with an annexation work plan on Aug. 13, which is the first step toward exploring the potential annexation of a small five-and-a-half-acre section of unincorporated Sacramento County located on the border of Citrus Heights.
The city proposed to the council on Aug. 13 the annexation of a section of commercial and residential areas located at the corner of Madison Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard that is located just outside Citrus Heights in Fair Oaks, an unincorporated part of Sacramento County.
During an initial study where the city spent months looking into whether annexing several sections of the city would be financially feasible, the city found in 2022 that annexing would result in negative financial impacts to the city. In a staff report, the city said annexing the small section at Fair Oaks Boulevard and Madison Avenue was originally found to result in negative financial impact due to the required service upgrades needed for the signals at the intersection…