WHEREAS, the Greenwood Development Corporation transmitted a petition for annexation of 18 acres of land located in Charleston County to Dorchester County; and

WHEREAS, Sections 4-5-130 through 4-5-160 of the South Carolina Code of Laws requires that I appoint a four-person commission to carefully investigate the facts relating to the area and report in writing; and

WHEREAS, under Executive Order 2001-13, I appointed Ral Z. Smith of Mt. Pleasant; John H. Brown of Mt. Pleasant; John Morgan of North Charleston; and Cathy Anthony of Goose Creek to examine the annexation in Charleston and Dorchester Counties; and

WHEREAS, the Greenwood Development Corporation withdrew its petition for annexation of 18 acres of land located in Charleston County to Dorchester County.

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Governor, pursuant to the Constitution and Laws of the State of South Carolina, I hereby declare that Executive Order 2001-13 is cancelled, rescinded, and from this date declared null and void