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- Big Box Commercial Zoning Request in Violet Township
In the spring of 2006 a request to rezone 106 acres of farmland at the corner of Refugee and Pickerington roads was received by the Violet Township zoning commission from TLG Development Co. in Dublin, Ohio. If approved, the zoning change would have permitted an enormous commercial complex with a Walmart store and other retailers in the heart of the township and directly across the street from the new Pickerington North high school. Read more...
- Rezoning of the Richardson Property (Hydromaster)
In 2005, the Liberty Township Trustees voted in favor of rezoning the Richardson property on Heimberger Rd. near SR 256 from R-R (rural residential) to B-2 (highway business). This decision, which had been opposed by the Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission, essentially permitted the Richardsons to operate a commercial hydroseeding/mulch processing/tree service/excavating/septic installation/heavy equipment business in a residential neighborhood. This created a noise, traffic and dust hardship for residents in the vicinity and was a prime example of illegal "spot zoning". Read more...
- Nicodemus/Homewood Development
Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) planned by Homewood Homes for 5360 Refugee Road (Nicodemus property), which is on the north side of Refugee Road, just east of Covered Bridge Estates. Read more...
- The Power Plant Issue
The formation of O.R.R.D. began with the issue of a power plant to be built in a residential/agricultural area of Liberty Township (Fairfield County). O.R.R.D. provided accurate information regarding the progress and downfall of this power plant through its nopowerplant.com website (no longer online). This section is an archive of that website. We make this information available in order to aid other communities who are fighting a similar battle. Read more...
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