Informal Opinion No.

Verner M. Ingram, Jr., Esq. Village Attorney, Canton

Your recent letter raises the question of whether the General Municipal Law authorizes a village to annex the property over which a State highway runs and the territory which is separated from the boundaries of the village by the State highway.

Municipal annexations are governed by article 17 of the General Municipal Law. Section 703 of the General Municipal Law requires that the land to be annexed must be "adjoining" to the boundaries of the annexing municipality.

In Matter of Common Council of the City of Gloversville v Town Board ofthe Town…