Municipal Annexations

   Azar & Azar has handled substantial municipal annexations of land on behalf of the City of Montgomery, Alabama. The firm is presently handling municipal annexations for the City of Wetumpka, Alabama. Azar & Azar defended the court challenge to the major annexation of 4600 acres of land in the eastern border of the City of Montgomery. This annexation was challenged in court and resulted in extensive litigation before the annexation obtained final approval. The firm handled pre-clearance with the United States Justice Department in Washington D.C. of the annexed property involving the redistricting of the area annexed and the establishment of voting precincts. The firm was successful in obtaining clearance by the United States Justice Department of this substantial annexation for the City of Montgomery, and pre-clearance of new voting precincts.

   At the present time, Azar & Azar, along with Tim McCollum City Attorney is defending an annexation by the City of Wetumpka, Alabama. The annexation has been challenged in the Circuit Court for Elmore County, Alabama. Litigation has been completed at the Circuit Court level with a favorable result to the City of Wetumpka, Alabama. The ruling of the Circuit Court is subject to appeal and the entire annexation is still pending.