Hayes v. Town of Fairmont

GREENE, Judge.

William A. Hayes, el al. (collectively, petitioners) appeal from an order of the trial court dismissing the petition of the petitioners for lack of jurisdiction.

The facts in this case are as follows: In 1995, the Town of Fairmont (Fairmont), the respondent in this case, with a population of less than 5,000, began consideration for the annexation of four unincorporated portions of Robeson County and had preliminary annexation reports prepared for the proposed areas pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-35. On 9 April 1996, Fairmont adopted a resolution outlining its intent to…