U.S. Cold Storage v. City of Lumberton

LEVINSON, Judge.

Petitioner (United States Cold Storage) appeals the denial of its petition challenging an annexation by respondent City of Lumberton ("the city"). We affirm.

Petitioner is a New Jersey corporation that does business in Robeson County, North Carolina, where it owns 132 acres. On 21 October 1998 the city passed a Resolution of Intent to involuntarily annex approximately 255 acres, including all of petitioner's 132 acre tract. An annexation report was filed in November, and a public hearing conducted in December, 1998. On 22 February 1999 the city adopted an amended annexation…