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Votes at a glance: council adopts ordinances on Ganten Parkway, conservation easement; approves economic and bond resolutions; appoints sustainability board app
Summary
On March 4, New Albany City Council adopted ordinance O7‑20‑25 (Ganten Parkway West final plat), ordinance O9‑20‑25 (conservation easement amendment, emergency), resolution RO5‑20‑25 (request to accept $11,235,000) and resolution RO6‑20‑25 (support municipal bond tax exemption); council also appointed Jeffrey Koshin to the Sustainability Advisory Board.
Key formal actions taken by the New Albany City Council during its March 4 meeting:
Ordinance O7‑20‑25 — Final plat for Ganten Parkway West, Phase 4: Adopted. Motion to adopt passed; recorded as five yes votes and one no (Council member Derrick recorded the no vote). The ordinance was adopted by council vote.
Ordinance O9‑20‑25 — Amend conservation easement along Rose Run to permit two road crossings; emergency declaration: Council declared O9‑20‑25 an emergency and adopted it in the same meeting to permit limited tree clearing before April 1 to meet federal timing related to the Indiana bat. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no.
Resolution RO5‑20‑25 — Authorize city manager to request and accept $11,235,000 from the New Albany Community Authority economic development fund: Adopted. The sum supports routine costs and projects in the 2025 budget, including $6.5M for Ganten Parkway Phase 1; request to be presented to the NACA board for acceptance. Vote: recorded as 6 yes votes.
Resolution RO6‑20‑25 — Support preservation of the federal tax exemption of municipal bonds: Adopted by council; staff directed to send copies to Ohio’s congressional delegation. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no.
Appointment — Sustainability Advisory Board: Council appointed Jeffrey Koshin to complete an unexpired term ending 06/30/2025 and to a new three‑year term through 06/30/2028; vote recorded as 6 yes.
Several other items were discussed during the meeting, including a first reading of proposed changes to the floodplain and riparian code (Ordinance O8‑20‑25) and multiple public comments from neighborhood residents about a proposed school bus terminal.
