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Danville mayor and agent say annexation petition meets Ohio law; no opposition at Knox County hearing
Summary
At a public hearing Aug. 14, the Knox County Board of Commissioners heard an annexation petition for a 0.53-acre Danville parcel owned by Kevin and Kathy Byers. Attorney Jeremy Abrams said the petition met Ohio Revised Code requirements, Danville confirmed services, and no one spoke in opposition.
Attorney Jeremy Abrams told the Knox County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 14 that a petition to annex a 0.5324-acre parcel owned by Kevin and Kathy Byers at 103 Richards Street, Danville, had met the requirements of Ohio law and had been published and noticed to adjacent owners.
Abrams said the petition was filed June 6, 2024, was signed by the property owners, and included the names and parcel numbers of adjacent owners. He cited Ohio Revised Code sections 709.03 and 709.02 as governing the procedure for regular annexation and said Knox County Regional Planning had approved the legal description while placing a condition on a separate 0.114-acre tract should it be sold or transferred.
Mayor Joe Mazari of Danville told the commissioners the village intends to provide water, sewer and police services to the property and described the annexation as a way to align the service provider with the tax recipient. Village attorney Noel Alden said the annexation resolves “orphan” parcels left after earlier alley vacations and would let the village assume routine maintenance and emergency response responsibilities.
Abrams and village representatives described the parcel as primarily residential and said the change would allow the owners to connect to municipal water and sewer rather than a septic system. The attorney acknowledged the transfer would slightly reduce Union Township’s share of property tax revenue — “probably maximum with maybe a couple $100 a year” — while the village would collect the corresponding taxes.
The board recorded that adjacent property owners were notified by mail and that proof of publication was included in the record. No members of the public spoke in opposition during the hearing, and commissioners had no additional questions before the matter was concluded for the record.
The next procedural step, as described in the hearing, is for county staff to complete the required filings and for the board to act on the petition in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code schedule; no final annexation vote is reported in the hearing record.
