Council denies annexation waiver request from county
The Greenville City Council voted 4-3 on Thursday to deny a request from Pitt County to waive the cityâs annexation requirement so homes could be added to a sewer district served by GUC. Mayor P.J. Connelly cast the tie-breaking vote, joining councilmen Will Bell, William Litchfield and Brian Meyerhoeffer against the request; Rick Smiley and Councilwomen Rose Glover and Monica Daniels supported it. Pitt County government sought the waiver to exempt 24 properties from an annexation requirement to receive service from Greenville Utilities. The properties border the Candlewick Sewer Distric...