A Madison County Chancery Court judge on Tuesday ruled entirely in favor of the city of Madison in a contentious annexation dispute with the newly incorporated city of Gluckstadt, granting Madison control over approximately 4.64 square miles of unincorporated territory.
The ruling, issued by Chancellor James C. Walker following a 12-day trial earlier this year, approves Madison’s petition to annex two areas, including a highly coveted commercial corridor along the future Reunion Parkway extension, and denies a competing petition from Gluckstadt for much of the same land.
The decision resolves a legal battle between one of Mississippi’s most established cities and its newest, pitting Madison’s long-term planning and proven infrastructure against Gluckstadt’s rapid growth and future ambitions…