(KAIR)--Despite a rumor circulating locally, the discussion of annexation is not on the agenda for the next Atchison City Commission meeting.

That word from City Manager Trey Cocking, who tells MSC News there is no truth to the talk that the City is planning to annex land from Pratt Road to Osage Road.

“We we're contacted by several people who were concerned, they had heard rumors from their neighbors and other people that we were going to annex a large of swatch of ground from Pratt to Osage Road,” Cocking said. “Those statements are 100 percent, not true. The city does not have any pending annexation cases at this time. I'm pretty shocked where it came from.”

Cocking says that while a public hearing is scheduled for the June 5 Commission meeting, as the rumor states, it has nothing to do with annexation.

“We do have a public hearing that night on star bonds—setting our districts for star bonds to help with the Muriel Museum. But, absolutely nothing to do with annexation.”

Cocking says anytime plans of annexation arise, potentially affected property owners will be contacted directly by the City of Atchison.