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Lewis Hudson, Hamilton County Commissioner Larry Henry, state Rep. Jim Cobb, Hamilton County Commissioner Jim Coppinger and Hamilton County Residents Against Annexation president Kyle Holden, from left, participate in a rally addressing annexation at Ganns Middle Valley Elementary School Oct. 19. Photo by Katie Ward
Hixson residents who do not want to be annexed into Chattanooga are getting support from some of their own elected officials as well as individuals from outside Hamilton County.
County Commissioner Jim Coppinger, a resident of Valleybrook subdivision which is part of the city of Chattanooga, said the Hamilton County Commission voted 9-0 to oppose annexation.
“It should be a government by the people and for the people,” Coppinger told a large crowd at a rally at Ganns Middle Valley Oct. 19. “We should oppose it because you have no say-so in whether to be annexed. I feel a tremendous amount of disappointment that people don’t have a choice.”
State Rep. Jim Cobb said he is drafting legislation to re-institute trial by jury in cases of annexations. State Sen. Bo Watson, of Hixson, is also lending his support to the legislation.
According to Ken Carey, president Laurel Cove Homeowner’s Association, homeowners residing in Hixson areas to be annexed will pay, on average, $2,050 per year in city property taxes. Carey said if annexation passes by Dec. 31, then homeowners can still be taxed in 2010.
Hamilton County Residents Against Annexation president Kyle Holden said his group will file lawsuits against the city of Chattanooga every time the city annexes more residents.
Knoxville attorney David Buuck has been retained by Hamilton County Residents Against Annexation.
John Emison, president of Knoxville-based anti-annexation group Citizens for Home Rule Inc., is also lending support to the HCRAA. He estimates that it will be a battle between homeowners and the city for three to five years.
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