by An intergovernmental Agreement has been reached between White County and the City of Helen to correct the city’s boundary map.
During the July 7 county commission meeting, White County Manager Derick Canupp said for quite some time, there have been a number of inconsistencies with where the actual boundary lines are, and that has caused problems with service delivery.
County staff, working with attorneys for both entities, have been able to work out the details that, under the current agreement, will resolve the boundary lines.
To complete the agreement, Canupp said they went back to the original charter for the city of Helen and found the center of town, redrew the half-mile radius of the town, and then added in the areas that have been annexed over the years. Canupp said the agreement will reduce some inconsistencies and provide streamlined services.
Now that the new boundary line has been established, it was revealed during the meeting that the City of Helen will submit a couple of new annexation requests to the county, which will necessitate one more redraw of the map.
