Yohn v. Board of Directors

LARSON, Justice.

These plaintiffs, William and Rosemary Yohn, own three contiguous tracts of land within the city limits of Clear Lake, but outside the Clear Lake Sanitary District (district). Pursuant to Iowa Code section 358.16 (1999), the Yohns petitioned to have two of their three tracts annexed to the district. The district denied the application but informed the Yohns that it would permit annexation if the Yohns would include all three tracts. The Yohns appealed to the district court under Iowa Code section 358.23. The district court reversed and ordered the district to annex the two…