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Council approves start of property appropriation process for Jackson Pike shared‑use path and Hawthorne intersection
Summary
Council authorized staff to begin the property‑acquisition and "good faith" offer process to install a shared‑use path along Jackson Pike and to allow a traffic signal at Jackson Pike and Hawthorne Parkway; the measures start the legal process needed for construction of the bike path and related intersection improvements.
Grove City Council voted to begin the legal process for right‑of‑way acquisition tied to two infrastructure projects on Jackson Pike: a shared‑use bike/pedestrian path and intersection improvements (including a traffic signal) at Hawthorne Parkway.
Law Director Stephen Smith explained that the two resolutions are related but use different eminent‑domain timing. Because the traffic signal sits in the roadbed, Smith said the city can use quick‑take authority — depositing funds with the court would allow the city to install the signal while litigation (if any) proceeds. The bike path, by contrast, crosses private property where quick take does not…
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