Lawsuit prompts Statesboro to void January 17 Beasley Road annexation

But developer quickly reapplying; engineer says they’ll cut planned housing density by nearly half

Statesboro City Attorney Cain Smith, left, and City Manager Charles Penny address City Council during a Feb. 21, 2023, meeting about a change in practice for the city's handling of annexation requests. Now the council will vote to acknowledge receipt of any request, thereby making it public, while staff members notify the county government and school system. County officials then have 45 days to file specific objections. (AL HACKLE/staff)

Smith, Penny on Beasley Road annexation — Statesboro City Attorney Cain Smith, left, and City Manager Charles Penny address City Council during a Feb. 21, 2023, meeting about a change in practice for the city's handling of annexation requests. Now the council will vote to acknowledge receipt of any request, thereby making it public, while staff members notify the county government and school system. County officials then have 45 days to file specific objections. (AL HACKLE/staff)

Statesboro's city government has voided its Jan. 17 annexation of a 41-acre tract owned by Bel-Air Estates Inc. on Beasley Road after neighbors filed a legal challenge noting several errors in the city's process of taking the application and notifying the county government and school system.

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