By Tim SchmidtRecord Managing EditorA proposal from Wright City to annex four county roads has hit a snag.The majority of the landowners who responded to a recent survey opposed the idea, including one who voiced his disapproval at last Thursday’s board of aldermen meeting.The city had approached the Warren County Commission about annexing four county roads and handling future maintenance.The four roads that are under consideration are Archer Road; North Stringtown Road, from the North Service Road to Forest Lake Drive; Westwoods Road, from the city limits to North Stracks Church Road; and South Stringtown Road between the city limits and Archer Road.Officials said the annexation would aid the city for future developments and protect it from other municipalities that may be interested in extending their boundaries.That still did not interest Don Elrod, who has lived on Archer Road for the past 13 years.“We love the way we have it,” he told the board. “It’s like status quo. We ride our golf carts, four-wheelers, motorcycles. We don’t’ want to take a chance. We like what we have.”Mayor Dave Heiliger emphasized the city was only interested in annexing the roads and not any property.“We’re trying to keep it a country atmosphere,” Heiliger said. “There are some rumblings of other towns wanting to move and do stuff. We are trying to be proactive with this and working with you guys and seeing what the feelings are. I think it is a good thing for the city and you guys. It does not affect you at all. Down the road, you might want city utilities.”Elrod responded, “We still don’t want it.”Last month the city mailed a survey to property owners who own land that borders each of the county roads. The deadline to respond was Feb. 11.The city received responses back from 16 of the 37 landowners, according to Karen Girondo, city treasurer/economic development director. Of those, three supported the annexation, 11 were opposed and two were undecided.For now, the city will wait to see if more survey responses are returned and revisit the proposal at another time.“Let’s see if any more come back in,” Alderman Jim Schuchmann said.County commissioners said they were open to the annexation proposal, but first wanted to see the results from the survey.“We always work well with the cities, but we don’t want to jeopardize residents’ services either,” Southern District Commissioner Hubie Kluesner said.Wright City