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That's what gets me....the city get my tax money, but offers no services. They annex the surrounding areas to get the taxes but avoid having to provide things like garbage pickup and gives only 'access ' to the city sewage...you have to pay your own connections, etc.

It's the same old story....while I am at work 8 hours a day, they aren't and have all day to sit around thinking of ways to squeeze more outta me....
Yes that does suck. If you are annexed as part of the city you should get city services as well. (police,fire,garbage, water, sewer, snow removal and street maintenance and the like. I can see the charge for sewer hook up. All utilities hook ups are the responsibility of the home owner to the pole, water main, sewer main or the like. Putting in the infrastructure is quite costly.