Mayor explains Ohio annexation timeline after latest Strutman proposal rejected by county

Mayor (role: Mayor) told residents the village follows the Ohio Revised Code when developers request annexation and laid out the step-by-step process that applies to Commercial Point.

"When we start doing annexations ... in the state of Ohio, there's 5 types of annexations," the mayor said, describing regular, municipal and three expedited categories. He said most developer requests follow an "expedited type 2" process because "all the property owners wish to be annexed." He added: "We have to get our service resolution ... to the county commissioners in 20 days. That's the only way it can happen, and that's why they pass them as an emergency measure."

The mayor recounted the village's recent experience with the roughly 344-acre Strutman property, which he said has been proposed to the village multiple times since 2021. He said Commercial Point staff met with the developer, the council passed a…