FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              
  December 19, 2003  

CARY RESCINDS CURRENT INVOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PLANS  

CARY , NC – In a special meeting this afternoon, the Cary Town Council voted to rescind plans to involuntarily annex 1,874 parcels of land south of its current Town limits and, instead, adopt a joint utilities service boundary agreement with the Town of Holly Springs .  The 20-year agreement ensures that each municipality will only annex property on its side of the boundary line, thus protecting Cary ’s $64 million investment in parks, roads, water, and sewer made in its service area over the last 15 years.   

“This agreement helps ensure that taxpayer resources are used most efficiently and that the state’s policies on growth and urbanization are supported,” said Town Manager Bill Coleman.  Cary already had utility service boundary agreements with Apex, Durham , and Raleigh .  

Property owners affected by today’s decision will get a letter from the Town of Cary notifying them that the current plans for annexation have been dropped and that a utilities service boundary agreement has been reached.  

On November 24, 2003 , the Cary Town Council adopted a Resolution of Intent to involuntarily annex land south of its current Town limits in order to create a permanent boundary between Cary and Holly Springs .  That action came following a vote by Holly Springs to table action on the agreement.    

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