By Tim SchmidtRecord Managing EditorWright City officials are withdrawing a request to annex four county roads.All four aldermen voted in favor of dropping the request at last Thursday’s meeting.Earlier this year, Wright City officials approached the Warren County Commission about annexing four county roads and assuming future maintenance.The four roads that were 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.City officials said annexation would aid the city in future development and protect it from other municipalities that may be interested in extending their boundaries.The majority of property owners adjacent to the county roads opposed the proposal.“The responses we got back were negative so we will see what happens,” Alderman Jim Schuchmann said.Schuchmann said he feels the proposal is a missed opportunity for the property owners along the four roads.“I think we have a lot to offer the property owners,” he said. “I think their property becomes more valuable if there is some potential for city services to be there. I fully understand their reluctancy to get into a situation where there is more government involved. We respect their rights and therefore we will pull back at this time until a future date.”In January, Wright City mailed a survey to property owners bordering each of the county roads. The deadline to respond was Feb. 11.The city received responses from 17 of the 37 landowners, according to Karen Girondo, city treasurer/economic development director. Of those, the majority overwhelmingly opposed the annexation.A petition also was presented to the Warren County Commission signed by residents opposing the proposal. City officials stated the petition included names mostly from property owners who lived along North Stringtown that was not under consideration for annexation.Officials said the annexation measure will likely be revisited in the future.“If you see the growth continue to go west, there is going to be properties that will be purchased by people looking to develop, that are gong to need water, that are going to need sewer,” Schuchmann said. “It is inevitable that at some point it will come along. We were hoping to get in on the front end of it.”Wright City