Weeks v. Town of Coats

WALKER, Judge.

The Town of Coats (the Town) proposed the annexation of four areas adjacent to the Town boundary. After conducting a public hearing, the Town Board of Commissioners (the Board) adopted an ordinance on 13 May 1993 annexing each of the four areas proposed. Property owners in three of the areas appealed. The fourth area was not appealed and its annexation has become final.

In establishing annexation boundaries, the Town divided a number of single tracts of land into smaller tracts and then annexed only a portion of the original tract. The Southwest Annexation Area (the Southwest…