Wow tonto707, you're quite belligerent today. That blog bully muscle flexing with the "jacks***" really makes us all pay attention to what you have to say.

With annexation, there's a process that is followed if the county poses an objection. No, the county commission can't vote an annexation up or down on the spot. Now I'm going to have to look up the code section, there goes my waxing the car this evening for sure!

Bad Tonto707!

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As I understand it from a previous article in the Citizen a month ago, all requests for annexation have to go before the county. I believe the county can raise objections to a request causing some other kind of process - I have few details of that process - to go into effect.

There's also an article currently on the web site about Coweta fighting an annexation in Sharpsburg. That particular annexation is a Pathway special containing nearly 500-acres.

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You are correct that annexation requests must go before the county. By opposing an annexation request, the county can slow the process somewhat, but ultimately, the towns/cities are permitted by state law to annex with or without the approval of the county. Kind of makes you wonder "What's the point?"

Yes, the County is allowed to send an oppostion paper to the State.

But, as you say, without some really overriding cause the annexation goes through.

The original wording made it sound like the County was voting on approval. Sorry.

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