Council schedules public hearing on annexation petition for about 3.94 acres

Jun 22, 2026

Council approved a resolution to accept Raymond Wood's annexation petition and set a public hearing. Planning director said the property is approximately 3.943 acres and the resolution schedules the public process; council voted to set the hearing dates by voice vote.

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Planning director Lisa Hannon briefed council on a petition by property owner Raymond Wood to annex roughly 3.943 acres into Decatur city limits and asked the council to approve a resolution to schedule public hearing dates for the annexation. Hannon said accepting the petition and setting hearings does not itself annex the property but establishes the process and public-notice timeline.

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