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St. Marys council advances readings on rezoning and alley vacation, schedules further hearings on ordinances and budget resolution
Summary
Council presented Ordinance 25-17 (waste heat/energy schedule) and read Ordinance 25-18 (rezoning 3.714 acres) and Ordinance 25-19 (16.5-foot alley vacation) for later readings; it also introduced Resolution 25-13 to accept amounts and rates from the budget commission and authorized levies as required for certification to the county auditor.
The St. Marys City Council moved through several agenda items involving land-use and fiscal housekeeping, presenting ordinances for additional readings and referring matters to later hearings.
Ordinance 25-17 was presented for subsequent review; the chair said the ordinance relates to a 2027 waste heat energy schedule and noted it will return for another reading.
Ordinance 25-18 involves a rezoning request for about 3.714 acres west of the R.B. Corman Railroad and south of McKinley Road (referred to at the meeting as properties at 1213 and 1301 McKinley Road). Staff said the planning commission held a public hearing on Aug. 19 with no objections and another public hearing will occur before the third reading.
Ordinance 25-19 is a request to vacate a 16.5-foot-wide alley between Pear and Vine Street and Canal Street and the railroad in the East Division; staff said planning and engineering support the vacation, utilities in place will be maintained, and property owners will each gain a bit more frontage.
The council also introduced Resolution 25-13 to accept amounts and rates as set by the local budget commission and to authorize necessary tax levies for certification to the county auditor. Meeting remarks named the budget commission members and noted the packet contains a breakdown. Staff said the documents must be returned by Sept. 30.
Why it matters: The rezoning and alley vacation could affect property owners and local development plans; the resolution starts the formal certification steps required for local tax levies and budgeting for 2026. The items were set for further hearings and readings; no final adoptions were recorded for these items at this meeting.
What’s next: Each ordinance will return for a later reading or hearing; the council will hold another public hearing before third reading for the rezoning request, and the resolution materials will be returned before the statutory Sept. 30 deadline for certification.
