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Another Hurdle for the New Annexation Laws Cleared

2011-11-15T23:09:00.001-05:00

I've seen many of the letters that were sent to the DOJ by various city officials, and have been tracking this development. The NC League of Municipalities fingerprints appeared to be all over this effort to derail the new laws. They've lost this round and we can all breath easier, but I do expect the cities to find other ways to challenge the new rights of the people that have been restored to

Grace Like Rain..... thank You!

2011-07-01T15:30:00.000-04:00

H845 is now the law for "city initiated" Annexations.

2011-06-30T23:28:00.000-04:00

At midnight of June 30th, the Annexation Reform Act will become the law of North Carolina. This represents a HUGE change to a very bad law that was a blemish on the State of North Carolina, whose motto has been "First in Freedom". This is a change of HISTORIC significance. In my last post, I explained the choices that were before Governor Purdue as H845 sat on her desk. I'm puzzled by the choice

Annexation Legislation Passed by the Legislature!

2011-06-25T18:48:00.000-04:00

To All, A Very Good Year For Annexation Reform! The 2011 Legislative Session has been a very good year for the effort to obtain real change to the Annexation Laws of NC that helps to protect property rights for all North Carolina citizens. It took many years as well as a historic change in the Leadership of the General Assembly, and the journey had its ups and downs, but real change has

Update on Annexation Legislation Progress

2011-05-13T21:47:00.000-04:00

House Bill 845 - Annexation Reform Act of 2011, passed the Second Reading on the House Floor on Thursday May 12th! The Bill passed by vote of 102 for H845, and 13 voting against H845. As Speaker, Thom Tillis did not vote on H845. The Legislators voting against H845 were: Representative(s) Hugh Blackwell; Larry Brown; George Cleveland and Representative(s): Alice Bordsen; Beverly Earle;

Grassroots Action Alert!

2011-04-21T20:41:00.003-04:00

A very good Bill has been introduced in the House to change the North Carolina Annexation laws and the window of time to get it passed in the House will close soon! ******StopNCAnnexation supports the passage of H845 to restore the voice of the property owners. Email - CALL ALL House Legislators to ask them to support H845; BEFORE it's TOO

NC Annexation Laws Hailed? Many Do NOT!

2011-04-10T13:15:00.000-04:00

You can tell the NCLM is getting desperate and are calling on their buddies at the newspapers. The N&O went beyond the size of their typical "editorial" and gave this opinion piece lots of space: 'Many hail North Carolina annexation law' http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/27/1085023/many-hail-ncs-annexation-law.html I faxed the following rebuttal to the News & Observer the very same day, and

Pt2 NC Legislative Update

2011-03-10T12:00:00.000-05:00

N&O Editorial Attacks Efforts to End Forced Annexation.

2011-03-10T11:50:00.002-05:00

I received an email this morning from Dallas Woodhouse of Americans for Prosperity, alerting me to the horrible editorial in the N&O attacking opposition to forced annexation. AFP has supported and helped us all on the annexation issue. The editorial that Dallas pointed out was written in response to an excellent article published in the N&O on Tuesday after the Senate passed S27:Annexation

Annexation Moratorium Being Discussed This Week

2011-02-25T19:58:00.000-05:00

SENATENOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGANDBILL SPONSOR NOTICE The Senate Committee on Finance will meet at the following time: DAY DATE TIME ROOM TuesdayMarch 1, 20111:00 PM544 LOB The following will be considered: BILL NO. SHORT TITLE SPONSOR SB 27 Involuntary Annexation

Committee Meetings This Week & a bit of News

2011-02-20T23:24:00.001-05:00

Senate Bill 27 to be heard in Senate Finance Committee very likely on Wednesday but it has not been scheduled. Please check the Senate Calendar daily @ http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/homePage.pl Senate Finance Committee meets Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 1:00 PM in 544 LOB LB IF S27 is heard in the Finance Committee on Wednesday, it is very likely to be voted on by the Senate on Thursday. Also on

Update on Annexation Bills

2011-02-18T22:58:00.000-05:00

"POLITICAL CONNECTIONS" on News 14 - Tim Boyum interviews Berger and TillisSenator Pro Tem Phil Berger and Speaker of the House Tom Tillis will be interviewed on the show tonight with a replay on Sunday. The State Budget and the Governor will likely be the main topic of the conversation, but it is also likely that the legislative efforts to stop forced annexations will be mentioned as well. You

Senator Berger's Response to State of the State address

2011-02-15T17:40:00.001-05:00

NOTE: Annexation Repeal Bills are NOT on the Finance Committee Calendar for Wednesday, 2/16In the response to the Governor's State of the State address, Senator Berger included this firm and unequivocal statement; "To help you protect your property rights, we will pass a moratorium on forced annexations." Please take the time to thank Senator Berger for standing strong against forced annexation

Annexation Related Bills in Committee This Week

2011-02-13T16:41:00.001-05:00

Senate Bill 27 - Annexation Moratorium _ Andrew Brock, sponsor In the Senate State & Local Finance Committee Tuesday, February 15th 12:00 Noon Room 1124 Legislative Building ************************ House Bill 5 - Kinston Annexation Ordinance Repeal, Rep. Stephen LaRoque House Bill 37 - Lexington Annexation Ordinance Repeal, Rep. Rayne Brown Both Bills sent to House Finance. House Finance

Forced Annexation Repeals - Government Committee

2011-02-10T17:38:00.005-05:00

CORRECTION: The MAYOR of Kinston, BJ Murphy did not speak at the meeting.Mayor Murphy won his seat as the first Republican Mayor of Kinston in 100 yrs and he ran on a platform of being adamantly opposed to forced annexation. It was the Mayor Pro Tem who spoke on behalf of the rest of the Kinston Council members. Note to Mayor Murphy: Sincere apologies for making that error.**********************

Moratorium Bill, Senate Committee Meeting

2011-02-09T22:24:00.001-05:00

WRAL and News14 were filming the Senate Committee meeting on Tuesday as they discussed the Annexation Moratorium Bill. You can watch a half hour of the meeting here. Some of the audio requires your computer volume to be turned all the way up but most of it does not. Senator Andrew Brock did a terrific job of explaining the Bill and answering questions from the Committee Members. He defended

Annexation Bills in Committee

2011-02-08T09:56:00.001-05:00

ACTION ALERT Annexation Bills are being discussed by Legislators in Committees this week! These Bills and the Legislators that submitted them on behalf of the people need a visible show of support. If there is any way that you can make it to Raleigh and attend these committee meetings please consider your attendance as critical. Senate Bill 27 (Involuntary Annexation Moratorium) ***** TODAY!!

ACTION ALERT FOR THE GRASSROOTS!

2011-01-15T16:19:00.002-05:00

StopNCAnnexation received the following request from anti-forced annexation activists in Union County for support from activists across North Carolina: The Union County Board of Commissioners will be considering a resolution against forced annexation at their next meeting:Tuesday, Jan 18th 7:00 P.M. Union County Government Offices 500 N. Main Street, Monroe, NC 28212.TV and other media

The Battle Continues.... post election

2011-01-15T15:08:00.001-05:00

This past election brought undeniable historic changes to the State Legislature. The Republican Party will now control both the Senate and the House for the first time in over one hundred years and that is quite an event in itself. Aside from that, this new majority has the potential to turn the tide in favor of ending forced annexation once and for all. The stage is set for good things

The Battle Continues

2010-09-15T11:49:00.000-04:00