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City Commission OKs services for 33.951-acre annexation after residents raise notice, zoning and well concerns
Summary
The Springfield City Commission approved a staff recommendation that the city can provide utilities and other services to a 33.951-acre parcel in Morefield Township that petitioners seek to annex; residents objected to short notice, possible high-density zoning and impacts to wells, roads and schools.
The Springfield City Commission voted to establish that it can provide municipal services to a 33.951-acre parcel in Moorfield Township that petitioners Premier Property Sales Limited, Twyla Reed and Ronald Simpson have asked to annex into the city.
The question before the commission was limited: staff asked whether the city could provide water, sewer and other services to the parcel, not whether the county should approve the annexation. City Manager Brian Heck said the item “is simply a statement of services” and explained the Ohio Revised Code process: a property owner files with the county, the county notifies the city within five days, and the city and township have 20 days to respond. Heck said the county will hear the annexation in June; if the county approves, state law…
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