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County moves to secure ODNR hearing on water testing and reports attorney appealed a court decision to state Supreme Court
Summary
Commissioners reported that the county's attorney appealed a recent decision to the state Supreme Court and staff requested a public hearing with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to review water‑well testing results; residents and staff have asked to see older testing records and to request additional study in nearby areas.
Officials updated the board on two legal matters: an appeal filed with the state Supreme Court and a request to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) for a public hearing on well testing and water conflicts.
Staff reported that the county’s attorney has filed an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court and circulated a substantial filing (described as a roughly 100‑page document) to the office and the recorder. The transcript records only that the appeal has been filed; no further legal argument or case details were given.
Separately, staff said they have sent a letter to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, asking ODNR to set a public hearing about water testing that the agency performed about three years earlier. Staff said ODNR had done testing when wells were installed and that members of the public had not previously had the opportunity to see test results because ODNR will not release results until a public hearing is set. Commissioners said some residents have requested additional study further west and south of the tested area because there are new irrigation pivots in the region.
Ending
County staff will await scheduling of the ODNR public hearing and will track the status of the attorney’s appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court; no other formal legal actions were recorded in the transcript during this session.
