Annexation Attempt by Fishers Voted Top News Story of 2007

From the Noblesville Ledger: The simmering debate over attempts by Fishers to involuntarily annex 2,200 properties at Geist boiled over in 2007 unleashing a flurry of legal maneuvers to gain the upper hand in the fight. Noblesville Daily Times readers voted the turf battle Hamilton County’s top story of 2007.

As the Fishers Town Council prepares to vote on its annexation ordinances, it marks a new chapter in a saga that began more than two years ago when Town Council President Scott Faultless announced the town’s plans in November 2005. Days later, the Geist United Opposition formed and the fight was on. (Read Full Story)