First, hello former classmate 83SouthRebel.
Second, this issue is about one thing - tax dollars. Colonial Heights has 'em and Kingsport wants 'em.
The City of Kingsport has been trying to annex Colonial Heights for as long as I can remember and I'm 40 years old.
The city already has the main road through the communties and the businesses that reside along that road.
Residents of my community have voiced opposition to annexation for years, but the City of Kingsport doesn't listen.
They say they annex according to their master plan. If their master plan is to divide communities and schools, then they've been extremely successful.
The last meeting of the city leadership, many residents of that area 'next in Kingsport's plan', commonly known as Moccassin Ridge, and located within sight of South High School, voiced their oppostion vehemently. Only one member of the Board of Mayor and Alderman voted against the measure.
Isn't there a word for governments that take over communities or countries in which they are not wanted?