The Senate has taken another step toward hitting the pause button on involuntary annexations.
Senators by a 36-12 vote gave their final approval to a bill that would place a moratorium on involuntary annexation until July 1, 2012. The bill now goes to the Senate.
The bill, sponsored by Sen.Andrew Brock,R-Davie, would not affect voluntary annexations.
It’s one of a number of bills aimed at forced annexations in the General Assembly this year. The House has already approved bills repealing annexations in Kinston and Lexington. Other bills, repealing annexations in Goldsboro and Fayetteville, have also been introduced.
Meanwhile, some House members are working on a broader annexation bill aimed at giving people targeted for annexation a more direct voice in whether they’re taken in by a municipality.
The bill that passed the Senate Monday night now goes to the House.
March 7th, 2011, 8:00 pm ·posted by Barry Smith
