Morrow County opens hearing, approves application related to Hidden Lakes property

Morrow County commissioners opened a public hearing July 10 to consider the feasibility of a surface-application proposal on property owned by the Hidden Lakes Community Association and, with no public present and no applicant representative in attendance, voted to forward the application to the Department of Natural Resources for processing.

At the hearing the board noted the application did not specify individual roadways within the community. One commissioner asked whether the application covered all roadways; county staff replied that the application did not specify particular roads. Following that clarification, the board moved to approve forwarding the application to state review. The motion was moved, seconded and approved by unanimous roll call of Commissioners Abraham, Siegfried and Mason.

The transcript records the subject in the meeting as “surface application of bridal” on Hidden Lakes property. The audio record of the meeting uses the term as spoken in the public hearing; the precise technical term and scope of treatment are not specified in the transcript. That may indicate a transcription artifact or shorthand in the record; the application and materials on file with the county or the Department of Natural Resources should be consulted for the exact substance of the application.

No members of the public attended the hearing, and no applicant representative was present to speak on the record. The board took no further action at the meeting beyond forwarding the application to the Department of Natural Resources for formal processing.