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This is a charter amendment that will take the power and control from local government and place the power and control back where it rightfully belongs- in the hands of the people. This law removes the right for Cities and Towns in Shelby County to lay claim to unincorporated areas of the county in the form of reserved annexation areas. The municipalities will then be required to allow the areas which they want to incorporate to vote on whether or not to be taken in. If the unincorporated area voters vote NO then the town or city cannot annex the unincorporated area. This law would also allow for areas of the city of Memphis which were annexed from 1970 to present to be de-annexed and returned to being unincorporated areas, and remain that way for as long as the citizens of that area wish or said areas incorporate into their own towns or cities. This amendment would truly put the power back in the hands of the people.
The Campaign for Liberty of West Tennessee, Memphis Tea Party, and Fisherville Civic Club, together with a coalition of local citizens, are co-sponsors of an amendment of the Shelby County Charter requiring any annexation initiatives, past or present, be voted upon by the citizens of Shelby County.
This power shall reside with the voters of Shelby County and allow for the rescission or approval of any proposed annexation of any municipality or unincorporated territories. The following statement provides a summary of the proposed amendment:
“Shall Shelby County Charter be amended by deleting sections: 6.05 Municipalities, 6.07 Annexation, and 6.08 incorporation from Article VI and add a new Article IX entitled “Annexation, Deannexation, Municipal Boundaries, Incorporation
of Unincorporated territories, and Municipalities: to provide for the governing of how municipalities in Shelby County can change their boundaries by annexation and deannexation, and how unincorporated areas can incorporate. This amendment shall take effect September 30th 2010.”
What Can You Do?
Your help is needed now! If you are interested in retaining the rights of the people to vote and rescind or approve proposed annexation efforts within the county, join us in getting the required signatures of qualified registered voters in the county. We require 90,000 signatures, however, we would prefer to gain a total of 100,000 signatures to get this amendment on the ballot and allow the people of Shelby County to make their voices heard through their vote!
You can take the following steps to help us in this effort:
First,join us on January 18, 2010 from 6:30~8:00PM at the Memphis Area Home Builders Association for our kickoff meeting.
Location:
776 North Germantown Parkway
Cordova, TN 38018-62120
- Second, you can download the Amendment and the Petition and begin getting qualified signatures of registered, Shelby County voters right NOW!
- Third, you can contact your friends and family who feel as you do and get them involved in gaining the required signatures. We must have the valid and qualified signatures to the County Election Commission by March 5, 2010.
After you have completed getting signatures, you can simply contact us at info@deannexmemphis.com and we will arrange for someone to contact you and pick up the petitions directly, eliminating the cost of postage for you and ensuring that we receive all the signed petitions in a timely manner.
We thank you for your interest in this effort. As Shelby County continues to grow and change, we need to ensure that the rights of the people are retained through their direct participation and vote!
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS:
You can download a copy of the Amendment and the Petition below. It is important that you have a copy of the actual amendment for review by the person signing. In addition, their signature, printed name and address information MUST be legible or it will be discarded by the Election Commission upon review.
DOWNLOAD COPY OF AMENDMENT here
DOWNLOAD COPY OF PETITION here
