Hideout city council approves controversial annexation

Council members voted Friday to annex several hundred acres of land for Hideout as part of a cross-county expansion effort that would open up land for commercial and residential development and give the town a new city center.After a multi-hour meeting, council members voted on the annexation order, approving it by a 3-2 margin. Councilors Carol Haselton and Robert Nadelberg voted against it, saying the rushed move wasn’t what Hideout residents wanted and could ruin relationships with othe