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Committee advances cleanup to annexation dispute process to speed arbitration panel empaneling
Summary
House Bill 155, presented as a committee substitute, would expand the pool of potential arbitration panelists, extend timeframes and allow the Department of Community Affairs to appoint panelists when no strikes are made — changes proponents say will reduce docketing delays and lower litigation costs in annexation disputes.
Representative Chairman Anderson presented a committee substitute to House Bill 155, saying the measure fixes recurring logjams in Georgia’s annexation dispute resolution process by expanding the pool of potential arbitrators, lengthening timeframes and allowing the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to appoint panelists when local parties do not exercise strikes.
Why it matters: proponents said the…
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