Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde has issued an order denying the City of Sherwood’s request to annex property located within unincorporated Pulaski County.
The decision comes after a July 15 petition filed by the City of Sherwood to annex a piece of land owned by the city but outside of the currently defined municipal boundaries. A motion to intervene was made by a nearby property owner, leading to a hearing on Sept. 22.
County courts are required by law to review annexation permits to see that statutory requirements are met. In his ruling, Hyde found that while Sherwood owns the subject property, the land is not connected to the city’s existing corporate boundaries according to Arkansas Code Annotated 14-40-609. The land is separated from Sherwood by nearly one-half mile…