Comments for Annexation chess match continues at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.theind.com Sat, 18 May 2013 23:37:57 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6338-annexation-chess-match-continues#comment-7965 Let's see the law or interpretation in a court which allows a city to annex a dis-contiguous island of land into it's corporate limits without even so much as a "land bridge" right of way of a road, drainage easement or utility corridor connecting the segments together. Maybe Broussard is trying to prove a point, that they haven't stated...that Lafayette could incorporate the Vieux Chenes Golf Course without physical contiguity to C.O.L. corporate limits. Prediction: Lafayette wins this round, lawsuit voided without merit, ............ unless by creative interpretation, judges can show that 1st annexation by 24 hour notice of hearing of the tabled LCG ordinance set in process dominoes falling, for tabling by Broussard of its proposed ordinances which would otherwise gone forward one day later annexing north/south of Ambassador predating LCG and Youngsville actions. Of course, LCG annexation was only delayed by Broussard acquisition of land in original LCG annexation, seemingly violating "good-faith" dealing by landowners 1st agreeing to incorporation. The state needs to revise its laws and put something up stronger into force regarding these "Areas of Influence" and use of land bridges within these AOI's. Where AOI's are overlapping, provision should be implemented for binding cooperative agreements for allocation of land into one municipality or the other. To be fair, LCG's creative annexation of one or two resident property owners to trump one non-resident property owner to get access to Vieux Chenes seems unjust, just as Broussard has done to get open property near Vivian before subdivision was developed. Yet also, of LCG's Plantation Oaks annexation seemingly attaches greater blocks of contiguous open land than did Broussard's along Ambassador .... let's see the petitions from both. Any Cherry-picking here ain't right. What about the vast subdivision next door on Chemin Metairie not claimed by either city, what of that? - Unempirical Observer Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:52:07 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6338-annexation-chess-match-continues#comment-7958 I Noticed that some of the annexation participants are checker players. The real chess player will ultimately check-mate the checker player. It will be interesting to watch!! - I Noticed Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:09:17 +0100