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Sunbury asks Big Walnut board to dedicate school-owned parcel to extend Kittner Parkway; Jackson Street dedication also raised
Summary
A City of Sunbury official asked the Big Walnut Local Schools board to transfer ownership of about 0.2 acres of school-owned roadway so the city can extend Kittner Parkway and assume maintenance; the city also raised a long-unfinished Jackson Street dedication that may require a survey.
At the Aug. 18, 2025 Big Walnut Local Schools board meeting, Daryl Hennessy, a city of Sunbury representative, asked the school district to consider dedicating a small segment of school-owned roadway so the city can extend Kittner Parkway and assume long-term maintenance responsibilities.
Hennessy told the board the area of roadway under consideration is roughly 0.2 acres and lies in front of a commercial property owned by Newman Roofing Center. “If, through a dedication of the space, you basically grant ownership of that portion of the roadway over to the city, then it becomes our obligation to maintain it,” Hennessy said, listing snow removal, pavement replacement, stormwater work and striping as examples of city responsibilities if the dedication occurs.
Why it matters: the city said dedicating the parcel would let it extend Kittner Parkway farther west to support planned economic development in that area. The district would be relieved of maintenance costs for the dedicated segment; the city said it is prepared to coordinate a formal signature and subdivision process with the property owner.
Hennessy also raised a separate issue affecting Big Walnut Elementary: a segment of Jackson Street that, according to city research, appears to have been promised for dedication to the city in the early 1970s but never formally recorded. “During that research… it appears as if the roadway or at least a segment of the roadway was supposed to be dedicated to the city back in the early 1970s. That never happened,” Hennessy said, adding the city would commission a survey to determine what portion, if any, should be dedicated now.
Board members asked clarifying questions about dimensions and utility easements. A board member asked if the segment in the Kittner Parkway exhibit measured “about 60 feet.” Hennessy said he would verify the precise measurements and coordinate with district staff, and he agreed the city would work with the district to preserve any necessary easements for an electrical wire and access for the existing sign.
No formal vote or agreement was taken at the meeting; Hennessy said the city would follow up with the district superintendent and return with survey results or dedication documents for the board’s consideration.
Ending: The board did not take action at the meeting. The city will provide a survey and a draft dedication for the board to review at a future meeting.
