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Council approves voluntary annexation of roughly 130.97 acres including 133 Webb Drive
Summary
After a public hearing, the Whiteville City Council approved a continuous voluntary annexation covering roughly 130.97 acres (including 133 Webb Drive). Staff said rezoning has already occurred and a master plan and design review will follow; residents urged developer impact fees to avoid shifting infrastructure costs to taxpayers.
Whiteville City Council approved a motion to accept a continuous voluntary annexation for roughly 130.97 acres that includes a parcel identified at 133 Webb Drive. A city staff member told the council the action establishes the legal framework for annexation and that rezoning and future master-plan steps remain to be completed.
"It's just the continuous and voluntary annexation of the, 130.97 acres," a staff member said, and added the acreage includes roughly 17 acres in a B‑3 highway-business designation and about 113 acres in an RR‑6 (high-density residential) designation. Staff said the annexation is an initial procedural step; the council will later consider a master plan and detailed design for development.
During the hearing, residents offered mixed views. Jerry Holden, a Whiteville resident, urged the council to ensure impact fees fall on incoming developers rather than existing taxpayers, saying the burden should not be shifted to long-time residents. "That the impact fees fall on those loans and not on our residents," Holden said.
By voice vote the council moved the annexation ordinance forward; the transcript records 'Aye' and 'Motion carried' though no roll-call tally appears in the record. City staff said the annexation does not itself authorize construction; subsequent approvals and design reviews will be required before building could begin.
