de-annexation

The property was de-annexed from the town of Summerfield earlier this year by the state legislature in connection with a development that has received local pushback.

The decision is the latest in a saga connected to the town of Summerfield and a controversial project that is currently being revamped.

The town of Summerfield's decision to hire legal counsel comes after the state removed more than 900 acres of its land in June despite local opposition.

The de-annexation bill, which passed on Thursday, is connected to a controversial development that has called into question the town's zoning laws by state leaders.

The staff of the town of Summerfield sent in resignation letters over the weekend alleging continued mistreatment of the town manager.

The town of Summerfield has appointed a new town attorney following the recent resignation of Bob Hornik.

Summerfield's Town Council called an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the renewed threat of de-annexation of more than 900 acres of land.

Summerfield officials held a special meeting Saturday to discuss the latest with a proposed development that sparked the general assembly's threat of de-annexation of town land.