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Residents oppose housing plan as Findlay strategic planning committee backs R-3 development on Carlin Street
Summary
After a sometimes-heated public exchange, the council adopted a strategic planning committee report that recommends support for R-3 residential development on the Carlin Street property; residents pressed council to halt sales, seek more study and hold a live auction without restrictions.
The Findlay City Council on Oct. 7 adopted a strategic planning committee report recommending support for development of the Carlin Street property for R-3 residential housing, a step that residents and some council members said was premature.
Robin Welly, speaking for neighbors near the site, told the council: “We're back pleading the city again not to destroy our homes by dynamiting in our neighborhood,” and raised concerns about loss of green space, flooding, infrastructure costs and bedrock conditions at the site. Welly…
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