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Bellefontaine council fails to override mayor’s veto on 200-acre annexation
Summary
After extensive public comment both for and against, the Bellefontaine City Council voted 4-2 on a motion to reconsider Ordinance 25-31 (annex 200.827 acres). Because an override requires five elected-member votes, the mayoral veto prevailed and the annexation failed.
Bellefontaine City Council failed to overturn Mayor Chrisman’s veto of Ordinance 25-31, which would have annexed 200.827 acres owned by Belquaire Incorporated, after a roll-call vote on reconsideration produced 4 yes and 2 no votes. Under Ohio law and council rules, overturning a mayoral veto requires two-thirds of elected members — five votes — so the veto stood.
The reconsideration and vote followed an extended public-comment period in which residents sharply debated the annexation and the prospect of a future solar project on the property. Jenna James, a council member at large who was absent and whose written statement was read into the record, said she would have voted no if present: “I have made the decision that if I were there tonight, my…
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