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RESOLUTION <br />LEGISLATIVE REQUEST: TO UPDATE ANNEXATION LAWS <br />IN <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />WHEREAS, currently, under North Carolina law, municipalities may annex areas <br />deemed appropriate without any input from the residents of the areas <br />proposed for annexation; and, <br />WHEREAS, annexation often has a tremendous impact on the residents in newly <br />annexed areas; and, <br />WHEREAS, the practice of involuntary annexation violates and limits the basic <br />freedoms upon which this country was founded and is diametrically <br />opposed to the premise of participatory government for all citizens. <br />THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />respectfully requests that the local Legislative Delegates to the North <br />Carolina General Assembly work with the North Carolina Association of <br />County Commissioners and the North Carolina League of Municipalities <br />in crafting legislation to: <br />• Update North Carolina's annexation law to reflect the changing <br />nature of county and municipal responsibilities <br />• Ensure equitable arrangements between counties and cities as <br />well as fair treatment for citizens affected by urban growth <br />• Require enforcement of statutes regarding delivery of municipal <br />services to newly annexed area <br />• Direct the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners to forward <br />this resolution to the local Legislative Delegation, to the North <br />Carolina Association of County Commissioners and to the other <br />99 counties in North Carolina. <br />Adopted this the 1 st day of September, 1998. <br />ATTEST: <br />Margaret V. Brown, Chairwoman <br />Beverly A. Bly rard <br />Clerk to the B <br />MA <br />