The Huntsville City Council annexed about 128 acres of land at its June 26 meeting and is poised to annex more than 1,000 acres at its first meeting this month.
But Huntsville City Councilwoman Michelle Watkins continues to voice concerns about whether Huntsville City Schools can handle the increase of students the new land acquisitions could potentially bring. Watkins abstained from voting on the largest annexation at the meeting, a 121-acre site north and south of Little Cove Road and west of U.S. 72 East.
“I’m asking these questions because the schools are busting at the seams,” said Watkins, who was a school board member before her election to the council last year…