Opinion
A Quick and Easy Fix of the Annexation Law
Senators should ignore a flawed House bill and pursue two simple changes to benefit property owners.
Opinion
A Quick and Easy Fix to Annexation Law
Senators should ignore a flawed House bill and pursue two simple changes to benefit property owners.
News
JLF Analyst Urges N.C. Senators to Ignore House Annexation Bill
RALEIGH — People seeking real reform of North Carolina's annexation law should ignore a bill that cleared the N.C. House last year. That bill does more harm than good, a John Locke Foundation expert argues in a new Spotlight report. Bakst will discuss annexation reform today at noon at the weekly Shaftesbury Society luncheon at the Locke Foundation office, 200 W. Morgan Street in downtown Raleigh.
News
Annexation Reform Blueprint Unveiled as Committee Meets
RALEIGH — Four major reforms are critical for North Carolina to get rid of forced annexation, according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. The changes would help fix a “fundamentally flawed” annexation law.
News
Lawmakers, Courts Examine Annexation Laws
CHARLOTTE — In December, a specially appointed Joint Legislative Commission on Municipal Annexation began conducting hearings about possible changes to North Carolina’s annexation laws. While the Assembly has resisted reforming annexation laws, state courts frequently hear cases of property owners fighting annexation. In October, the N.C. Court of Appeals overturned a lower-court ruling that had prohibited the village of Sugar Mountain from involuntarily annexing a number of properties.
Opinion
Forced Annexation Villain: North Carolina’s Counties
County commissioners who sit idly by or make feeble attempts at fighting forced annexation are at least as big of a villain as municipalities and the state legislature.
News
Annexation Law Sets Few Barriers for Cities, Towns
RALEIGH – North Carolina law places few limits on cities and towns seeking to annex property owners by force. That’s the key message in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report that targets 10 annexation myths.
Opinion
A Forced Annexation Fallacy
There's no evidence that cities need the power of forced annexation to boost their economic health.
