Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Lawsuit puts Tryon’s annexation on hold

From the Tryon Daily Bulletin

Leah Justice and Chris Dailey
September 14, 2007

The recently filed lawsuit against Tryon’s annexation automatically puts the town’s expansion on hold, and it could take a few years to resolve the case in court, according to David Lawrence of the N.C. Institute of Government.

Lawrence, considered a leading authority on annexation in the state, responded to questions from the Bulletin this week. He said the lawsuit, filed by 136 petitioners representing 88 properties (see list of names on page 15) in Polk County Superior Court in August, creates an automatic stay of the annexation.

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