Historical report, published from archived WKRG coverage.
On Aug. 26, 2008, the Mobile City Council unanimously authorized a special election on Mayor Sam Jones’ proposed annexation plan, according to an archived WKRG report.
The proposal sought to add four areas to the city, including portions of Theodore, Tillmans Corner and Moffett Road. More than 300 people attended a Government Plaza meeting to express views on the plan, which drew criticism from several local elected officials.
City attorney Larry Wettermark said the proposal was based on Alabama law. Mayor Jones said the city would give people who wanted to join Mobile the chance to vote, while critics argued that businesses and other affected residents would not all have a voice. Probate Judge Don Davis was to set the election date, and only residents within the proposed annexation lines would be eligible to vote.
This is a historical account of the debate and council action at the time, not a report on the proposal’s later outcome.