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Mooresville, Troutman agree on adjusted annexation boundary to align utilities near Parkertown Road middle school
Summary
Town staff presented a revised annexation-boundary amendment moving the line to Parkertown Road so Troutman can provide utility service to a new middle school site; Mooresville will consider the ordinance at its next meeting and Troutman is scheduled to review it Aug. 14.
Allison Craft, staff member, told the Mooresville Town Board that Troutman has requested an amendment to the towns' annexation-boundary agreement so Troutman can serve areas where its utility infrastructure can better accommodate new customers, including a new middle school on Parkertown Road.
The change would redraw the boundary so the school and adjacent parcels fall inside Troutman’s service area rather than Mooresville’s, affecting which town would provide water and sewer service for that site. "You can see that star right there is the, middle middle school property and the line now aligns with that Road," Craft said, presenting the revised map to the board.
Why it matters: moving the boundary determines which town must extend water and sewer lines and pay associated capital costs. Craft said the map was adjusted after legal review so the revised line follows property lines and does not bisect individual parcels. "It is my understanding that this will be going to Troutman for their consideration and review on August 14," she added.
Board members said the change reflects planning for where each town intends to support growth and where it makes financial sense to extend utilities. Craft said the amendment followed earlier briefings and an exchange with Troutman to confirm the area Troutman intends to serve.
Next steps: Mooresville staff asked the board to consider the ordinance on the upcoming Monday agenda; Troutman will review the amendment on Aug. 14. If both towns adopt matching language and meets-and-bounds descriptions, the boundary line will be updated in the annexation agreement and recorded.
Details extracted from the meeting: the item was introduced under agenda item 8(a) and staff emphasized avoiding repeated boundary amendments by agreeing now on the alignment; legal teams reconciled the meets-and-bounds to ensure parcel boundaries were respected.
For the public: the board’s packet will include the final map and the amended meets-and-bounds language ahead of the formal vote.
