The protesters believe city officials have singled out the 400 homes in the Daves’ Mountain area because of the high property values. Hornick says if that's the case, it's violating the law's framework.
ASHEBORO -- The temperature outside isn't the only thing heating up. Asheboro city officials will make a controversial decision Thursday night. And protesters against the forced annexation of Daves’ Mountain aren't wasting time in garnering support against the effort.
Randolph County residents standing in front of city hall Thursday say they won't go down without a hot and sweaty fight.
"It's un-American, forced annexation is un-American,” some said.
Since February they've been rallying against the forced annexation of Daves’ Mountain into the city of Asheboro.
But no matter how many honks and picket signs they have, will the fight be worth it?
"If a municipality does the process right they're going to annex the property," said attorney Robert Hornick, who is experienced in annexation law.
Neighbors across the state fighting the 1950’s law hope a proposed moratorium on annexations will help their cause, saying cities get, "too much leeway, too much leverage and actually abusing this law," as one protester added.
The temperature outside isn't the only thing heating up. Asheboro city officials will make a controversial decision Thursday night. And protesters against the forced annexation of Daves’ Mountain aren't wasting time in garnering support against the effort.
Hornick says people can take their fight all the way to the Supreme Court. Under the law, cities must prove an area qualifies for city resources.
"An area is urban enough to qualify for annexation, it might be a population density test," Hornick said.
The protesters believe city officials have singled out the 400 homes in the Daves’ Mountain area because of the high property values. Hornick says if that's the case, it's violating the law's framework.
"And that was to help encourage and foster sound growth and development, it wasn't intended as a revenue raising device," he said.
That final vote is scheduled to happen at the Asheboro City Council meeting which starts at 7 p.m. People living on Daves’ Mountain plan to have one more rally before that meeting starts.