Hawks v. Town of Valdese

HUSKINS, Justice.

Petitioners challenge the validity of two annexation ordinances adopted by the Town of Valdese on 5 June 1978 as the culmination of simultaneous annexation proceedings held pursuant to the terms of G.S. 160A-33, et seq. The two annexed areas are referred to as Area 1 and Area 2.

One feature common to both Areas 1 and 2 is that they are either nearly or completely severed by noncontiguous tracts of land which have been previously annexed by the Town of Valdese as “satellite” areas pursuant to authority granted in G.S. 160A-58, et seq. It would be helpful, therefore, to review…