Carolina Power & Light Co. v. City of Asheville

LEVINSON, Judge.

Petitioner appeals from a judgment affirming City of Asheville Annexation Ordinance No. 2708. We affirm.

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On 13 June 2000, the City of Asheville (hereinafter “City”) adopted Ordinance No. 2708, “An Ordinance to Extend the Corporate Limits of the City of Asheville, North Carolina, Under the Authority Granted by Part 3, Article 4A, Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina” (hereinafter “Annexation Ordinance”). This ordinance annexed into the City an area south of Asheville, which is referred to as the “Long Shoals Area.” The City determined that this area qualified…