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Council rezones former Rosenia Armory to commercial despite resident concerns about park traffic and bat habitat
Summary
Council approved rezoning the former Rosenia Armory at 39 Winder Street from public/institutional to B1 convenience business. A long public comment from Dolly Klein raised aesthetic, congestion and ecological concerns, including an estimate that the site shelters roughly 200 small brown bats; staff supported rezoning to attract bidders.
The Xenia City Council on March 12 approved an ordinance to rezone the former Rosenia Armory property at 39 Winder Street from P1 (public and institutional) to B1 (convenience business district), with staff saying the change better conforms to neighboring business uses and could improve prospects for redevelopment.
Dolly Klein (500 Smith Avenue) told the council she has lived in Xenia for decades and urged the council…
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