Annexation agreements are used by cities to define where each can grow. Such agreements also define which city a resident should appeal to for sewer or other utility services, which generally requires annexation.
“All past municipal annexations have been at the request of the individual property owner who desired the utility services that could be provided by the municipality,” said Hal Johnson, planning director for Randolph County. “We’ve never had anything but voluntary annexations in Randolph County, period.”
High Point City Council recently renewed an annexation agreement with Thomasville for potential growth in that area, with High Point’s territory primarily north of the interstate.
Thomasville City Council renewed the 20-year agreement at their Feb. 15 meeting.
Trinity and Archdale are not part of the annexation agreement.
“Trinity has no annexation agreements with High Point or Archdale, or with anyone,” said Trinity City Manager Ann Bailie.
However, it is possible that could change, Bailie admitted.
“It’s probably a good idea, but it has not been an issue,” Bailie told the NEWS. “We will likely develop one with Archdale at some point because of the future wastewater treatment plant.”
The proposed wastewater treatment plant, a joint effort between Trinity, Archdale and Randolph County, would be situated south of the two cities. An annexation agreement would outline which unincorporated areas each city could offer sewer service to.
Trinity could have had input into the agreement between High Point and Thomasville if the city had taken that area as part of its extraterritorial jurisdiction. An extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ, is an area directly outside of a city’s limits. Residents are subject to the city’s zoning laws and fee schedules but do not pay city taxes.
Trinity’s northern ETJ area extends from the city’s northern limits to the south side of U.S. 29/70 (Business 85) and east to the Archdale city limits. The Randolph County Board of Commissioners approved Trinity for ETJ all the way to the Guilford County line, but the city decided to limit the scope of the ETJ because anything to the north of U.S. 29/70 would be beyond one mile of the city’s current limits.
Sewer concerns also played a role into the city’s decision to limit the size of Trinity’s ETJ. City Engineer Randy McNeill said at the time that it would be difficult for Trinity to extend sewer to those areas because of the area’s topography. It would make more sense for those areas to be served by either High Point or Thomasville.
Archdale, which does have an annexation agreement with High Point, is not party to the agreement between High Point and Thomasville.
“Our agreement expires Aug. 31, 2010,” Archdale City Manager Jerry Yarborough said. “It covers the area around N.C. 62, Kersey Valley Road and Weant Road, the area south of Fairfield Road and along the Interstate 74 corridor.”
That agreement, which will like be renewed later this year, he added, would not extend to the unincorporated area in question because Archdale’s city limits do not stretch that far west. jurisdiction, or ETJ, is an area directly outside of a city’s limits. Residents are subject to the city’s zoning laws and fee schedules but do not pay city taxes.
Trinity’s northern ETJ area extends from the city’s northern limits to the south side of U.S. 29/70 (Business 85) and east to the Archdale city limits.
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners approved Trinity for ETJ all the way to the Guilford County line, but the city decided to limit the scope of the ETJ because anything to the north of U.S. 29/70 would be beyond one mile of the city’s current limits.
Sewer concerns also played a role in the city’s decision to limit the size of Trinity’s ETJ. City Engineer Randy McNeill said at that time that it would be difficult for Trinity to extend sewer to those areas because of the area’s topography. It would make more sense for those areas to be served by either High Point or Thomasville.
Archdale, which does have an annexation agreement with High Point, is not party to the agreement between High Point and Thomasville.
“Our agreement expires Aug. 31, 2010,” Archdale City Manager Jerry Yarborough said.
“It covers the area around N.C. 62, Kersey Valley Road and Weant Road, the area south of Fairfield Road and along the Interstate 74 corridor.”
That agreement, which will likely be renewed later this year, he added, would not extend to the unincorporated area in question because Archdale’s city limits do not stretch that far west.
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