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Wooster council tables Graham Farm boundary change, approves $235,000 fitness-court project with $35,000 grant
Summary
The council voted to table a resolution seeking township-line changes related to the Graham Farm annexation after a sponsor noted a notification-deadline error; the council adopted a $235,000 fitness-court project funded with a $35,000 National Fitness Campaign grant and a $200,000 city match.
Wooster City Council met April 20 and took two formal actions on agenda items that evening: the council tabled a resolution asking Wayne County to conform township lines to the city's recent Graham Farm annexation, and it adopted a grant-backed outdoor fitness court project at the site of the former Wayne County Health Department.
Boundary-change resolution tabled Miss Hamilton read Resolution 2026-26, a petition asking the Wayne County Board of Commissioners to conform township lines to the newly annexed Graham Farm parcel so residents would no longer pay taxes to multiple overlapping jurisdictions. The resolution text included estimated millage adjustments and projected property-tax reductions for affected township properties.
During debate, the sponsor told council she had miscalculated a notification deadline required for county procedures. Council members agreed that passing…
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