Bowers v. City of Thomasville

McCullough, Judge.

In August 1996, the City of Thomasville prepared an Annexation Ordinance to annex two areas of land into its City Limits. These areas, the Hasty Community and the Pilot Community, combined to make up annexation area 96-A. The City unsuccessfully tried to annex area 96-A in 1995. However, when the Ordinance was challenged in court, the City decided to withdraw it, repeal it, and start the process anew, thereby developing the Annexation Ordinance that is disputed here. The petitioners in this case are concerned residents who own land in the annexation area and believe they are…