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Appalachia Ohio Alliance urges Grove City not to condemn conserved land for planned shared-use path
Summary
Steve Leggo, executive director of Appalachia Ohio Alliance, told Grove City Council on Nov. 3 that his organization opposes using condemnation to take conserved property for a planned shared-use path tied to Ordinance C4025.
Steve Leggo, executive director of Appalachia Ohio Alliance, told Grove City Council on Nov. 3 that his organization opposes using condemnation to take conserved property for a planned shared-use path tied to Ordinance C4025.
Leggo said the AOA parcel, which contains four bogs and planting buffers, is a preserved property outside the city limits that "has been threatened with condemnation." He said the land was conserved with state funding and that AOA is contractually obligated to oppose any condemnation. "We are not convinced that, the use of condemnation is a reasonable public exercise for this property," Leggo said.
The council heard the item as a first reading; no vote or…
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