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Clermont County approves annexation to Batavia over airport safety objections
Summary
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners granted Resolution 183.25 to annex territory to the village of Batavia despite public comments and commissioners’ concerns about runway protection zone safety at the Clermont County Airport. The vote was 2–1 following legal staff confirmation that statutory criteria were met.
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 10 to grant a petition to annex a parcel of land to the village of Batavia, approving Resolution 183.25 after legal counsel confirmed the petition met the statutory criteria under Ohio law.
During public participation, Chuck Gallagher, manager of the Clermont County Airport, urged the board to delay action or attach a condition that no construction occur until the airport’s master plan is complete, describing potential hazard scenarios inside the runway protection zone (RPZ) off Runway 22. "If this goes to a different jurisdiction...we may lose that zoning authority," Gallagher said, urging the board to preserve the "straight-ahead option" for aircraft…
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