Law enforcement for a small municipality I represent is wanting to annex multiple county roads adjacent to the municipality for the purpose of expanding law enforcement reach so that it can better patrol roads that are near the town; as of now these roads are not part of the town limits. Apparently drinking and driving on these roads is particularly bad due to a casino in the area and casino patrons use these county roads to avoid driving through municipalities on the main highway running through town. My primary question at this stage is whether that would even be a sufficient "municipal purpose" under 11 O.S. 21-103(A). I understand that the language in this statute is in reference to annexing property for the sole purpose of reaching other property to annex, which is not exactly the case here, but I feel like the town could run into the same problem by annexing property just to allow law enforcement more pavement to patrol, which doesn't seem like a valid municipal purpose. Thoughts from those wiser than I? Phillip N. Morton, J.D. P.O. Box 1886 Ada, OK 74820 Phone: 580-759-0049 Fax: 580-759-2177 Email: MortonLawOffice@gmail.com CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION: This electronic mail transmission, as well as any attachments, may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED by law. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify us by replying to this email or by calling *580-759-0049*.