City of Peculiar v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

LISA WHITE HARDWICK, Judge.

This appeal arises from a declaratory judgment authorizing the City of Peculiar (“City”) to annex unincorporated land adjacent to the City limits. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (“MMM”), which owns and operates a quarry on the annexed land, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the circuit court’s finding that the annexation is reasonable and necessary for proper development of the City. For reasons explained herein, we affirm the declaratory judgment.

Factual and Procedural History

MMM operates a quarry on a 600-acre tract in Cass County that lies…