What are the benefits of annexation to property owners and homeowners within annexation areas?
Beginning on the effective annexation date, property owners in annexation areas become eligible to receive City services, such as fire protection, trash collection, and street maintenance. The City of Charlotte already provides police protection services in annexation areas through the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Department (CMUD), a City department, already provides water and sewer services throughout many areas of Mecklenburg County and uses the same rates and service policies for both City and non-City customers. If water and sewer services aren’t yet available in annexation areas, the City will install water and/or sewer lines within two years of the date the annexation becomes effective.
