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Residents oppose Smiley Road annexation; trustees pursue traffic study and Polley Road dead-end request
Summary
Trustees recorded public opposition to the proposed Smiley Road annexation and discussed dead-ending Polley Road at Fishinger Road; the board planned a traffic survey with the County Engineer and to ask MORPC to grant the dead-end request.
Norwich Township trustees recorded resident opposition to an annexation petition affecting the Smiley Road area and discussed road-safety and traffic issues that followed. A published annexation hearing was scheduled for June 12 (minutes note the hearing date and a trustee comment that the board felt it would be useless to attend); representatives of the Scioto Ridge Civic Association and local residents — including Charles Smith and John Kessler — were recorded as opposing the Smiley Road annexation in minutes.
Separately, residents and trustees raised concerns about Polley Road and a new bridge at Fishinger Road. Chief Ellwanger measured turning distances and the trustees discussed dead-ending Polley Road at Fishinger Road; the board planned to send a letter to MORPC and the County Engineer after conducting a traffic/feasibility study. The minutes record motions to pursue studies and to send the board’s findings to MORPC.
Why it matters: annexation and road-closure questions affect local service delivery (fire, police, road maintenance), jurisdictional responsibility and neighborhood access. The minutes show organized resident opposition and trustees pursuing formal studies and correspondence with MORPC and the County Engineer before taking final action.
What’s next: trustees planned a traffic survey by the County Engineer and to submit the results to MORPC with their recommendation on the Polley Road closure; the annexation hearing remained scheduled and was the subject of attendance decisions by trustees.
