After reading this story about homeowners who are facing annexation by the city of Raleigh, it is clear that these homeowners will face, along with higher property taxes, astronomical monetary assessments for sewer and water hookups. Even though the city offers a payment plan, many homeowners could lose their homes.
When a city can impoverish a family and leave them homeless, it is clear that annexation reform is needed in North Carolina, so that cities would have to pay the cost of sewer and water services when forced annexation is involved.
