You are describing an area in transition, watched that occur many times, and yes it sucks. I believe the annexed should remain at township level taxes until the cities or towns provide full services. This incentivizes them to do it quickly or not at all.here's an issue I have.... Only a city dweller will really see much of the bold portion. Rural, especially non-paved roads, you MIGHT get it graded twice a year. Sheriff's dept covers "policiing" and the overflow by staties or if a local town close by has someone free. Fire dept are all volunteer. We are offered but a small fraction of the "benefits" anyone in a city/town see, but yet are still taxed at the same rates and values increase at the same percentages as everyone else.
That was my beef with Whitestown and their forced annexation ideas. If you were actually providing me with services, then we can talk about raising rates. But they weren't, and they were requiring we followed the same rules as those in town (no open burning, no discharging firearms etc).
Again, who should pay for what benefits the property?Property tax is theft. We are forced to pay the kings ransom for the privilege of living on his property. Don't pay and you're in the stockades with your property siezed.