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Granville schools warn annexation, Intel‑area development could create $9 million operating deficit
Summary
Granville schools superintendent told the committee that recent city annexation and a planned 540‑home development will bring over 800 students but, under current funding formulas, will produce an annual operating shortfall of nearly $9 million for the district.
Jeff Brown, superintendent of Granville Exempted Village Schools, told the Senate Finance Committee that recent annexation by the city of Heath of unincorporated Union Township — land that lies inside the Granville district — will allow high‑density development that the district did not approve and that Granville residents cannot elect Heath officials who will make annexation decisions.
Brown said a developer plans 540 homes on the annexed land, producing an influx of an estimated 800 students when the…
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