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Resident alleges council voting and ordinance versions favor developers; council acknowledges point

Vandalia City Council · November 18, 2025
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Robert Shanahan told the Vandalia council he found three different versions of an amendment to a traffic impact study ordinance and accused the council of favoring developers; Council member Lewis called Shanahan—s remarks "salient" but did not record corrective action.

VANDALIA, Ohio — During the public-comment portion of the Nov. 17 Vandalia City Council meeting, resident Robert Shanahan urged the council to apply ordinance language strictly and criticized what he described as inconsistent record-keeping.

"After the special meeting last week, we now have 3 versions of the infamous traffic impact study amendment to ordinance 25-02," Shanahan said, identifying himself as living at 7733 South Brown School Road. He told council the three versions included "the…

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