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Williams County takes Shelly J. White annexation petition under advisement after hearing
Summary
County commissioners heard testimony on petition No. 2-2025 seeking annexation so the property can receive city water. Attorney Ryan Thompson framed the review under Ohio Revised Code annexation criteria; commissioners asked the prosecutorto research township revenue impacts and took the petition under advisement pending follow-up.
Williams County commissioners on Wednesday held a statutorily required annexation hearing on petition No. 2-2025, filed by petitioner Shelly J. White under Ohio Revised Code 709.02. Ryan Thompson, attorney for the petitioner, presented legal argument and exhibits and asked the board to find the petition valid and proceed to the merits.
Thompson cited the six criteria in state law that govern county review of municipal annexation petitions and told the board those are the only considerations it may use to decide the matter. "Those are the 6 criteria. That's what the ORC gives you," Thompson said during his presentation. The petition arises from Ms. White's request to be annexed by the city in order to get city water service; she told the board directly, "I want City Water." Multiple nearby…
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