The city council in Miami, Oklahoma, voted 4-1 to annex 100 acres, including three parcels owned by the Miami Nation.

The tribe is planning to use one of the parcels for a business center. Two other parcels will be used for a $6 million, 30-unit senior living center.

The annexation will put the project under city jurisdiction. Tribal officials said they would have proceeded regardless of the location.

One landowner, however, opposed the annexation. Barbara McMain said she didn't want her land to become part of the city. The senior living center would be located next to her family's property.

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Miami council annexes land (The Joplin Globe 10/6)

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Miami Nation - http://www.miamination.com