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Gahanna appeals board approves $50 refunds for two withdrawn sidewalk appeals
Summary
The Gahanna Property Appeals Board approved refunds of filing fees after two appellants withdrew sidewalk maintenance appeals; council office will submit refund requests to finance.
The Gahanna Property Appeals Board voted to refund filing fees after two appellants withdrew sidewalk maintenance appeals at its April 29 meeting.
The board approved a $50 refund to an appellant who withdrew an appeal listed as PAB-0002-2025 concerning 903.4909 Harmony Drive and a separate $50 refund for PAB-0001-2025 involving code section 903.4341 for Chilton Place. During the hearing the person at the podium identified himself as Michael Bryan of 909 Harmony Drive and said, "After having a talk with the attorney, I have decided to withdraw my appeal." The board then moved to approve his filing-fee refund.
The board passed the refund motion for the Harmony Drive appeal on a roll-call vote: Smith — yes; Haynes/Haines — yes; Rourke — yes; Moran — yes; Polier — yes. After the vote, Clerk Clark said the council office "will submit a request through finance for the refund" and that it will take "a couple weeks." The board then approved a second $50 refund for Mary Burkett, who had withdrawn her appeal on March 12, 2025; that motion was moved by Rourke and seconded by Haynes and passed on a roll call.
Board members did not debate the merits of either underlying sidewalk maintenance determinations during the refund votes; both items on the agenda were limited to the administrative question of reimbursing filing fees for withdrawn appeals.
The board clerk will process the refunds through the city finance office; no further action on the underlying appeals was taken at the meeting.
