Gainesville to vote on annexing ‘island’ properties | GainesvilleTimes.com

via Gainesville to vote on annexing ‘island’ properties.

Gainesville City Council plans to hold the second vote on annexing 115 “island” properties at a May 21 hearing. Islands are defined as unincorporated areas of the county that are surrounded by city property.

In December, the city held a public hearing and voted to approve the annexation, but put the second vote on hold after Hall County filed an objection with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

An arbitration panel ruled in the city’s favor in March and while the county has said it strongly opposes the forced annexation of mostly commercial property into the city, it appears to have exhausted the legal remedies.