A final Memphis City Council approval this week may annex more than 37,000 residents into the city, as well as several million dollars a year in property taxes, and seven schools from the annexation areas.
"Politicians, lawyers, and developers have already struck deals exempting a few neighborhoods next to the annexation areas, including the exclusive gated community Southwind and a subdivision adjoining the new Southwind High School, which is one of the main things driving the whole process."
"Time is short. The annexation is supposed to take effect on January 1, 2007. The City Council has already approved it on two of the three required readings. The Land Use Control Board has approved the plan for implementing services. The new high school is scheduled to open next fall, taking students -- most of them black -- from Germantown and Houston high schools. Southwind High School will eventually become part of the city school system."
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