The Kamas City Council moved forward this week to annex 129 acres of land west of the current municipal boundary near S.R. 248, including part of the Ballerina Farm.Daniel and Hannah Neeleman are proposing to include livestock pastures, orchards, gardens, a farm store, a café, an event center, a barn and chicken coops on their 14-acre part of the land up for annexation. No development is currently proposed for the other five properties within the annexation, which have different owners, according to a staff report.The annexation was conditionally approved earlier this year and depends on the city and the Neelemans agreeing on financing for water and sewer line improvements.“I also saw some comments about it needing to go back to Planning or having it extended. I don’t agree,” said Mayor Matt McCormick at the beginning of the discussion Tuesday. “I think we’re at the legislative point and it needs to be handled and it needs to be addressed tonight if all of the questions have been answered. That’s my opinion.”Unlike the Ballerina Farm’s land, the other properties involved in the 129-acre annexation do not need a separate agreement with the city because there are no “extenuating circumstances” involving infrastructure improvements.Council members had already previewed and given feedback on a draft of the Ballerina Farm annexation agreement prior to the Tuesday night meeting, and much of the discussion focused on fine-tuning language and clarifying exhibits such as plat maps and differentiating between the Neelemans’ property and other properties not involved in the agreement.However, the Ballerina Farm property will be subject to a standard 12-year “latecomers agreement” with an exemption for current owners as part of the annexation. This means that as long as the development stays within zoning regulations and is not sold, the city will at least partially reimburse the Neelemans for utility upgrades that help the property meet city requirements.Under the annexation agreement, the Neelemans will also need to give written notice to the city if the property is sold, and they may not transfer more than half of the property to the same individual without receiving the city’s consent because the agreement is tied to the land, not the property owners.Councilor David Darcey made a motion to approve the annexation agreement pending review from the city’s attorney regarding the proposed language changes. The motion was unanimously approved.The Neelemans bought the 328-acre Ballerina Farm in 2018 and live on that property with their eight children. The farm sells pork, beef, baked goods, salt, home goods, aprons, soap and candles.Hannah Neeleman, a Utah native, is a social media influencer who posts about her lifestyle to 10s of millions of followers on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. She is a graduate of The Julliard School, where she trained as a ballerina.Ballerina Farm of Kamas offered fresh pastries at the Oakley Rodeo in 2023. Credit: David Jackson/Park RecordThe post Part of Ballerina Farm edges closer to annexation into Kamas appeared first on Park Record.