Gated community annexed by municipality: "With little debate, the council voted 7-3 to annex the gated community and its 600 homes, golf course and country club.
The action, barring a legal challenge, caps an effort that began five years ago, when the city proposed annexing some 40,000 residents in western Cumberland County. All the neighborhoods except Gates Four were part of the “Big Bang” annexation in 2005.
Gates Four fought the city. Residents were vociferously opposed to what they viewed as a land grab. Their community, they said, needs no additional public services."
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Libertarians say HOAs will become the new form of local governance and replace cities, but I think many of the large ones will incorporate as municipalities in order to avoid being annexed by the closest city that has an appetite. It's called "defensive incorporation," and it is just about the only way for an affluent neighborhood to protect itself against being gobbled up for its tax base.
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