Let Us Go: Woodfin resident leads de-annexation movement
- Volume 30
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Cover Design Credit:
Scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
Thomas Calder
For nearly two decades, some residents on Woodfin’s west side have resented the involuntary annexation of their section of town. More recently, a new stormwater fee has enraged many westsiders who do not think they benefit from being in town limits. Hundreds of these community members have signed a petition seeking to de-annex from Woodfin. But local leaders and state representatives are not yet willing to support the request.
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