Richey v. County Board of School Trustees

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs petitioned the County Board of School Trustees of Jersey County for detachment of an 80-acre tract of land upon which they reside from Community Unit District No. 100, Jersey and Greene Counties, and for ultimate annexation to Community Unit District No. 9 of Jersey and Macoupin Counties. After a hearing, the County Board of School Trustees denied the petition. Upon administrative review, the circuit court reversed and ordered the requested detachment and implementation of the requested annexation. We affirm.

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