Annexation debate cools as legal threats are dropped

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The highly contentious debate over Aberdeen?s annexation has wound down slightly from the fever pitch it reached last week, when accusations of assault and harassment were flying between the developer and his opponents.

Wetlands Golf Course owner Sam Smedley says he will not file assault charges against Paul Findeisen, a resident of the land to be annexed who allegedly reached out to try and stop Smedley from leaving an Aberdeen City Council meeting.

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