Commissioner urges formal framework for annexation negotiations to avoid referendums

Mar 10, 2025

Commissioner Denny Collins urged the Growth Committee to pursue a collaborative pathway addressing fire protection, annexation agreements, roads and bridges, and to avoid annexation by referendum; he requested Chairman Crye’s March 6 Growth Committee remarks be circulated to all commissioners.

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Commissioner Denny Collins told the Bradley County Commission at its March 10 work session that the Growth Committee should pursue a collaborative pathway with municipalities on annexation issues that specifically addresses fire protection, formal agreements for annexations, and primary roads and bridges, and that includes a commitment not to pursue annexation by referendum.

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