Opinion ID: 2495667
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Other factors related to Horn Lake's need to expand

Text: ¶ 25. The chancellor found that Horn Lake, like most municipalities, had a need to maintain and expand its tax base for financial benefit; that no environmental influences would affect the proposed annexation area; that the need to exercise control over the annexation area was minimal; that only minimal sales tax revenues would be brought in as a result of the proposed annexation; that there were minimal geographical limitations on future expansion; and that no person from the proposed annexation area had come forward and evinced a desire to become part of Horn Lake. ¶ 26. Based on the totality of the circumstances and consideration of the subfactors of the reasonableness of Horn Lake's need for expansion, the chancellor found that there was no need for the City of Horn Lake to expand. That finding was supported by substantial, credible evidence, was well within his discretion, and was not manifestly wrong.