Judge rules with city in annexation dispute
by Associated Press
Published: September 12,2011
Tags: annexation, county government, courts, lawsuit, municipal government, real estate
BILOXI — The City of Biloxi’s fight to annex more area has cleared a hurdle.
The city wants to annex less than eight square miles of a 163-square mile Harrison County utility district.
The county argued that the law requires annexation of all 163 square miles. But a state judge has now ruled that such a law is unconstitutional.
Biloxi leaders praised the decision as protecting the city’s path of future growth.
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September 13th, 2011 at 8:48 am
Cities should not be able to selectively annex only an area that is income producing.