Pike Countryside Annexation v. Vernal City

STEWART, Justice.

The appellant is Ashley Valley Water & Sewer Improvement District (“Ashley Valley”); the respondent is the City of Vernal. Ashley Valley brought this action before a local boundary commission to protest Vernal’s annexation of several areas within Ashley Valley. The boundary commission upheld the annexation, and Ashley Valley appealed to the district court. The district court dismissed Ashley Valley’s appeal for lack of standing. We reverse and remand.

Ashley Valley was organized in 1974 to provide water and sewer service to people residing outside of Vernal. To this end,…