Arquilla v. City of Salisbury

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

On 18 February 1997, the City Council of Salisbury adopted two ordinances to annex involuntarily two areas into the corporate limits of the City of Salisbury. Property owners in the areas annexed (“petitioners”) challenge the validity of both annexation ordinances. Annexation Area 1 (“Area 1”) is generally southwest of the City while Annexation Area 2 (“Area 2”) is generally northwest of the City.

The parties dispute whether four tracts of land located within Area 1 were used for governmental purposes and thus subject to involuntary annexation by the City of Salisbury…