While Madison and Gluckstadt slug it out over the annexation of an area between the two cities, Madison asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to allow it to provide municipal services to the disputed area until the Court rules on the matter.
Gluckstadt fought Madison's petition to annex 430 acres situated between the two cities and lost. The area in question includes Cherry Hill, Belle Terre, Bozeman Paine Circle, and properties along the Galleria Parkway and Highway 51.
Madison County Chancellor James Walker held in June:
Considering the above, under a totality of the circumstances, the Court finds that Madison's annexation is reasonable and appropriate and is, therefore, approved in full. Even Gluckstadt's own expert, Mr. Watson, concedes that Madison's annexation 1s reasonable. On the other hand, Gluckstadt was not contemplating this annexation until Madison began its efforts. Gluckstadt's PAA was not part ofits incorporation effort or the study area in its adopted Comprehensive Plan. Gluckstadt's chief aim is apparently to have this Court split the territory and grant it tax revenue.Gluckstadt, while it can be commended for its efforts in fonnulating its new departments and services, is still very young. The Court is not persuaded that Gluckstadt's very short history and path of growth satisfies the requirements for this particular annexation. Further, the overwhelming majority of citizens supported annexation by Madison rather than Gluckstadt. As such, under the totality of the circumstances, Gluckstadt's annexation petition is denied.
Gluckstadt filed a notice of appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court earlier this month. The annexation is delayed until the Court adjudicates the appeal.
Madison filed a motion to lift the stay Tuesday. The city argued:
* The appeal will likely tie up the case for another 1-2 years in Court. Meanwhile, the citizens of the subject area will be deprived of desperately-needed municipal services such as public works, police, and zoning.
* Gluckstadt did not dispute the annexation of Cherry Hill Plantation and an area south of Reunion Parkway.
* The appeals courts have adjudicated 30 annexation cases since 2000. The trial court was affirmed in 24 cases while 3 were remanded for more findings.
*Any investments Madison makes benefit Gluckstadt if the new city wins on appeal. Madison claims such improvements are:
In order to ""hit the ground running,"" has already mapped the new streetlights to be installed on Highway 51, identified road and repair priority lists in its PAA, and identified the drainage repairs needed in Cherry Hill Plantation. It has also created a list of curb, gutter and sidewalk repairs to be made in Belle Terre Subdivision as soon as the annexation is effective.* The area will suffer because Madison County will control the disputed area during the time of appeal:
On the other hand, Madison and residents of its PAAs will suffer prejudice if the Court does not lift the stay. The residents-who overwhelmingly desire Madison's development, ordinances, and practices-will suffer the consequences if the County is allowed to superintend over the development of the disputed PAA over the next 1-2 years. The Court is well-acquainted with the appeals filed by Madison and five (5) surrounding neighborhoods objecting to the County's rezoning of certain property in the disputed PAA. The harm is neither potential nor theoretical. It is imminent. Additionally, there is harm to Madison in the loss of tax revenues.... As set forth above, the stay of the effective date of the annexation is an impediment to justice. The owners of almost every square inch of property on the West side ofl-55 in the disputed PAA are fearful of the County controlling the zoning and development of the undeveloped parcels on the West side. For that matter, so is Gluckstadt. And those owners on the East side ofl-55 in the disputed PAA who testified expressed the same fear. Like a row of dominoes, one unsuitable and poorly developed project by the County, such as a truck stop, could cause a cascade of unsuitable development. Even if Gluckstadt were to succeed in its appeal, it too would be impacted negatively by County development.Translation: The county approves crap all the time (See Gluckstadt pre-incorporation) and the construction of D.R. Horton homes.
26 comments:
Gluckstadt deserves to lose for operating sleazy speed traps like a 1 red light town on a 2 lane highway in the 1980’s.
What is wrong with DR Horton homes?
Excellent reporting.
Poor people. They moved to the county only to be consumed and taxed by the city.
Madison should just annex Gluckstadt and put an end to the failed incorporation experiment.
Gluckstadt is the Pearl of Madison County.
This is similar to a land mass between Alabama and Louisiana.
1:27 sounds like Rudy but I don’t think club fed provides the interwebs.
The Gluck cucks love metal buildings and speed traps. Should’ve never been allowed to incorporate.
Gluck cucks hahahaha. That is amazing. Along with the Pearl of Madison county. I love Mississippians.
There are easier ways to strike a match to $300,000 without getting kicked in the balls once or twice a week.
lol speed traps and gluck cucks? Slow down. Keep your fetish in your bedroom.
Nic Gullette and Carl Sandburg sold their souls to the devil as let’s sell lots to Horton.
. And now the main Central MS Horton 30 year old execs have left and you got a used car salesman in charge. All of them masters of manipulation and I hear Carl is getting run outta Reunion and Nick getting kicked out of partnerships left and right and can’t sell a house.
Well this is interesting. Does the Supreme court ever allow this type of stuff to occur when there is an active appeal?
MadisonCo Board of Sups badly needed Gluckstadt to incorporate so they could shift all the blame to someone else for their decades of bad decisions that turned Gluckstadt into the holy mess that it is today.
Why, all of a sudden, is Mary wanting to provide services to an area she never thought about before a year ago. Now, suddenly she's all about expanding her span of control. Madison it the biggest HOA in the entire southeast.
I used to live in Fairhope which is known for very tight building code requirements. DR Horton came in, gave Fairhope the finger and said in essence, "This is how we build. If you fight us you will learn the hard way that our legal budget is vastly larger than yours. We will document dump, and delay you into bankruptcy." Fairhope rolled over and continues to be tough on smaller building companies. The locals know the DR Horton homes aren't as well built.
Is Mary full of herself? Quite likely. Is Mary the best mayor in the entire southeast? Quite likely.
There’s no reason the city of Madison needs to be expanding whatsoever! Reason being, they can’t even keep some present streets properly maintained.
I’ve worked on Waterford Square for 5+ yrs. It’s in a small office bldg park to the north of Pizza Shack and Hot Worx. There are 11 office bldgs on the street. Each bldg would appraise for between $1.4 to $2.5 Million. The street is like something out of west Jax. Pot holes, unlevelness and the street needs at least 4 more storm drains added. It can rain only 1/2” and water will stand in many areas for 3-4 days.
The street wasn’t put in correctly by the developer. It’s gotten so bad that to fix it properly it’s going to have to be totally milled up, sub-base repoured, storm drains added and then a 4” top coat of pavement added.
Supposebaly one of the bldg owners approached the Madison Public works and got them to meet on the street 2-3 yrs back but still nothing has been done.
One of the guys who helped develop the park, over a decade ago, and has a real estate brokerage firm should’ve done a much better job overseeing the street project.
It’s a hot mess when it rains and I can’t keep my car clean as I drive through muddy water every time it rains.
The queen wants more property tax. That’s it.
2:17, the soil in that particular area is absolutely NIGHTMARISH. The part of Galleria Parkway running by there, is also impossible to keep repaired. But that's a big part of buying property, in Mississippi: YAZOO CLAY!!!! Study of soil borings, is no small matter. It can make or break you.
On the other hand, the subdivisions around Church Street and the Library, have soil which is a DREAM. That soil does not move (maybe it has something to do with the old strawberry fields) Coupled with the fact that there are no hills (slopes add logistic & drainage problems), and that the lots tend to be orthogonal (mostly 90degree angles) - with the added bonus of generous lot sizes (and that proximity to the Reservoir gives you a bit of the RESERVOIR MICROCLIMATE), makes the area grossly undervalued (and yes, there's a teardown/build-bigger craze already starting).
Is Mary likely the most pompous elected official south of the Mason-Dixie? Likely
Once you get on her shit list, can you kiss the ring and be forgiven for the transgressions she perceives? A hard NOPE.
Boycott City Hall!
Come Christmas, root for the Peacocks.
Enough with sidewalks and stucco. We demand fewer Halloween round-bales and dismantling of the Kroger monopoly. Power to the people (I meant 'the peons').
To 4:41: I hear what you are saying about the soil conditions in that area but the street wasn’t installed properly from day 1. It needed a minimum of 4 if not 6 more drain outlets added and they NEVER added an 1.5 - 2” top coat of pavement it appeared to me. #PoorlyDone
Local building codes do not supercede zoning ordinances.
Imagine what Madison, The City, would look like today if the County Board of Supervisors had been involved in it's design and approval process, prior to incorporation.
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