Annexation lawsuit hearing moved to Lewistown

Annexation lawsuit hearing moved to Lewistown

Tim Leeds — [email protected]

A hearing on whether Havre's annexation of 100 properties last year will go forward has been moved to another city.

Judge E. Wayne Phillips of Lewistown — the third judge presiding over the case — moved a Friday, Sept. 3, hearing from Havre to Lewistown after he discovered the courtroom in the Hill County Courthouse would not be available for the 10:30 a.m. hearing.

The hearing is to determine whether a request for an injunction preventing the annexation from proceeding until the lawsuit is resolved wi...