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Washington Court House council adopts CRA expansion, confirms tax board appointment and authorizes salt purchase
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Resolution R58‑2025 to expand a Community Reinvestment Area, confirmed an appointment to the Board of Tax Review, and voted to authorize purchase/bidding for road salt; several planning items were placed on first reading.
The Washington Court House City Council on Jan. 2026 adopted a pair of resolutions related to local economic incentives and appointments and authorized procurement action to secure additional road salt for winter operations.
Resolution R58‑2025, which the council moved to adopt after a second‑reading placement, amends a prior CRA ordinance to expand Community Reinvestment Area No. 2 by adding subareas 2a–2e and requires written agreements before construction or remodeling for residential, commercial and industrial projects. The motion for adoption passed on a roll‑call vote with affirmative votes recorded by all attending members.
The council also adopted Resolution R59‑2025, confirming Joseph J. Dennen’s appointment of Susan Dunn to the Board of Tax Review for a term ending Dec. 31, 2028. That confirmation passed by roll call.
On a separate motion, council authorized staff to pursue bidding/purchase of additional road salt through the ODOT purchasing system to support winter maintenance. The motion was moved and seconded and carried by roll call.
Several planning and finance items were placed on first reading, including Ordinance 1‑2026, which determines sufficiency of an application to add parcels to the Washington Courthouse New Community Authority District and sets a date for a public hearing as required by state law; also placed on first reading were Resolution R1‑2026 and Resolution R2‑2026, which relate to overlays for the proposed Smith Grove incentive districts and an economic development plan and notice to affected school and county agencies. Those items were scheduled for subsequent public notice and hearings; the council did not take final action beyond the procedural first readings.
Council members voting in the recorded roll calls were recorded individually as voting in the affirmative for the listed actions. The meeting agenda indicated additional follow‑up steps: staff will prepare required written agreements for CRA approvals and staff will publish notices and set the required public hearing dates for the New Community Authority petition.
The council closed its business for the evening and adjourned at 20:10.
