A new study has identified hundreds of acres on the fringes of West Palm Beach ripe for annexation from unincorporated parts of the county. Officials say by annexing strategic parcels along its jagged border, West Palm can square off its frontiers, making police and fire coverage less confused and building a healthier property tax base. Annexing also helps the city because state money often is divvied out based on city population, Development Services Director Rick Greene said. In the past six months, Greene’s staff studied 559 parcels in six key parts of the city. City staff wants to pursue 38 of the parcels as priorities for annexation -- and, Greene said, another 108 parcels are worth adding, if adding the initial 38 make the others contiguous to city borders. 

A new study has identified hundreds of acres on the fringes of West Palm Beach ripe for annexation from unincorporated parts of the county. Officials say by annexing strategic parcels along its jagged border, West Palm can square off its frontiers, making police and fire coverage less confused and building a healthier property tax base. Annexing also helps the city because state money often is divvied out based on city population, Development Services Director Rick Greene said. In the past six months, Greene&rsquo;s staff studied 559 parcels in six key parts of the city. City staff wants to pursue 38 of the parcels as priorities for annexation -- and, Greene said, another 108 parcels are worth adding, if adding the initial 38 make the others contiguous to city borders.&nbsp;

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