Revive bill that would limit forced annexation
In North Carolina, if you live in an unincorporated area near a city, chances are you are in that municipality’s cross hairs for forced annexation, and there’s not a thing you can do about it.
The state legislators in Raleigh caved in to pressures by the N.C. League of Municipalities and let meaningful legislation to change annexation laws die in committee. House Bill 645 (Senate Bill 494), while not perfect, would have made the cities more accountable for delivering services and given citizens greater input on matters of forced annexation.
Paying higher taxes to cities that don’t know how to live within their means and governments changing the way people have lived for years on their own land seem totally unfair. And the worst part of all of this is these changes are made by people whom I didn’t vote for, and if I end up in the ETJ (zoning jurisdiction only), I will still have no representation but all their rules.
It’s high time for everyone to get mad and let lawmakers know you want them to resurrect this legislation for democracy’s sake.
This is America. I should at least have the right to speak out in a meaningful way on matters that affect me so directly.
Karen Small
Jamestown
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Agreed. There should be a process for people who don't want to be forced within city limits.
I got out of Greensboro and am so glad. I would hate to be forced back into it.
Posted on May 22, 2009 10:47 AM