The town claims Kenosha announced plans to annex the property as soon as Sept. 7, which would “violate the existing temporary restraining order.”

If the petition to annex were to be approved by the City Council, it would cut through a key portion of the Somers-Paris development zone along Interstate 94, potentially forcing the agreement to be redrawn or even scrapped.

Controversial pactThe intergovernmental agreement — on hold under a restraining order after several Paris landowners sued to block it — includes transferring thousands of acres along the west side of I-94 from Paris to Somers. The agreement, which was approved in April, focuses on future development of the land in the hot I-94 corridor.

It also seals off Paris’ borders, effectively stunting any westward expansion of the city.

The development zone would be administered by an intergovernmental commission comprised of Paris and Somers representatives.

However, frustrated city officials have questioned how Somers expects to develop the area without access to sewer and water, which it receives from Kenosha. City officials have said they were not party to discussions about the Somers-Paris pact, an assertion Stoner denies.