More than four years after the process began, officials in Marysville and Jerome Township are still hopeful they can come to an economic development agreement for the area. Both Marysville and Jerome Township say they want to move forward with creation of a Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) within Jerome Township. At a recent meeting, Jerome Township Trustee Ron Rhodes reported that he had spoken with Marysville City Manager Terry Emery about reviving talks on the matter. It appeared an agreement had been reached in 2017, though it fell through over communication issues. Nobody could say definitely why the agreement…
Author: Mac Cordell
At Monday night’s meeting of the Plain City Village Council, Mayor Darrin Lane offered his annual State of the Village address. “We look forward to a strong 2019 for our village,” Lane said. Lane began the speech noting the village added about 100 new homes in 2018, with construction costs of about $20 million. He said development and investment activities continue at “a strong pace.” He said there is a lot of interest in the village by developers and business owners. “I don’t know how many people stop in the office every day,” Lane said. He added that Plain City,…
Municipal Court Fail to reg – Daovy Sayasith, Hilliard, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Rafael L. Menendez Badillo, Blacklick, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Theresa Jackson, Battle Creek, MI, $58 fine, $85 costs. Seat belt – Tammy A. Davis, Radnor, $30 fine, $66 costs. Fail to reg – Yuhui Li, Columbus, $58 fine, $85 costs. Fail to yield – Kiana Johnson, Johnson City, TN, $58 fine, $85 costs. Falsification – Stephanie S. Zent, Kenton, $600 fine, $144 costs, 30 days jail 23 susp. Seat belt – Kaylin J. Gilcrease, Bexley, $30 fine, $146 costs. Turn signals – M.…
KELLER –––– A local man will spend half a decade behind bars for robbing a local pharmacy. Ian John Keller, 24, 115 Burnwell St., Woodstock, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Earlier this year, Keller pleaded guilty to one count each of robbery and having a weapon under disability. In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to dismiss one count each of attempted theft of drugs, possession of criminal tools and carrying a concealed weapon. Visiting Judge Mark O’Connor sentenced Keller to five years in prison. Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips said the sentence was “on the…
Members of the Building Industry Association (BIA) of Central Ohio met recently with a variety of local officials to discuss the growing need for housing in the area. Jon Melchi, executive director of the BIA, presented a recently completed housing need assessment. According to the study, Central Ohio will need to add more than 14,000 housing units per year to accommodate an estimated 500,000 new jobs and 1 million new residents by 2050. Currently, about 8,000 housing units are being built annually in the region. “It doesn’t take long to figure out that, yes, we are doing fine, but we…
Municipal Court Fail to reg – Donald L. Plumadore III, 20700 Raymond Road, $58 fine, $110 costs. No OL – Christian C. Wilks, 426 South Main St., $58 fine, $95 costs. OL forfeit – Christian C. Wilks, 426 South Main St., dismissed, $28 costs. Park/public hwy – Daniel T. Martine, Delaware, $58 fine, $94 costs. Speeding – Stevie N. Wells, 1510 Valley Drive, $58 fine, $110 costs. Marked lanes – Kelli S. Heinlen, Columbus, dismissed, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Speeding – Jacqueline C. Hackney, West Mansfield, $58 fine, $110 costs. Fail to reg – Matthew W. Roach, Delaware,…
Civil Filings Cavalry Spv I LLC vs. Victoria Hair, for plaintiff, $753.15. Capital One Bank (USA) NV vs. Jodi S. Schott, for plaintiff, $4151.78. Portfolio Recovery Assoc. LLC vs. Kenneth Pfarr, for plaintiff, $2927.27. Buckeye Credit Solutions LLC vs. Jacquleine Dana, for plaintiff, $2889.71. General Audit Corporation vs. Kristina M. Craft, for plaintif, $2928.51. General Audit Corporation vs. Cynde Hesson, for plaintiff, $633.17. General Audit Corporation vs. Jack A. Mosley, for plaintiff, $533.89. Mariner Finance LLC vs. Lisa Phillips, for plaintiff, $3131.13. LVNV Funding LLC vs. Mathew Hudnall, for plaintiff, $788.30. Portfolio Recovery Assoc. LLC vs. Sarah Roberts, for plaintiff,…
Officials from the Union County Sheriff’s Office have called off the search for a group of suspected burglars in the southern portion of the county. Sheriff Jamie Patton called off the search shortly before 2 p.m., Friday, citing “a lack of cooperation by the witness.” “We don’t know who the suspects are, but we don’t have much to go on,” Patton said. “We are no longer searching the area.” At approximately 8:50 a.m. Friday, a local man went to check on the property of a relative who was away. When the man arrived at the home in the 16000 block…
Union County law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at 107 Forest Lane, Richwood, in the Forest Lane Apartment complex on Friday. Investigators found drugs, guns and cash. Timothy Island was arrested. (Photo submitted) –––– A man investigators believe was selling drugs in Richwood is behind bars. Timothy Island, 38, of 107 Forest Lane, Richwood, was arrested Friday, charged with a probation violation. Island was arrested after detectives from the Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Task Force, deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office, officers from the Richwood Police Department and the Marysville Police Department’s Special Response Team served a search warrant…
Officials from Union County and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency are at odds over a plan to have the City of Columbus provide water and sewer to Plain City. In a recent meeting with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, county officials expressed their concern with the plan. Officials said they are concerned that Columbus will use a change in the water and sewer service plan to annex land in Union County. “I don’t think we object to Plain City getting water and sewer service from the City of Columbus,” Commissioner Steve Stolte said “We just have this overriding issue about…
Union County law enforcement officials are asking for the community’s help locating a group of suspected burglars. Sheriff Jamie Patton has asked residents in southern Union County to be on the lookout for a group of men, wearing dark clothes. He acknowledged that the description is incomplete, but explained that the matter is still under investigation. He said that about 8:50 a.m. today, a man went to check on a property in the 16000 block of Middleburg-Plain City Road. When the man arrived, he saw several open doors. “When he was closing the doors, someone ran out of the house,”…
Municipal Court Child endanger – Tina M. Stout, East Fultonham, $600 fine, $28 costs, 30 days jail susp. Drug paraphernalia – Tina M. Stout, East Fultonham, dismissed, due to plea to companion case, $28 costs. OVI – Tina M. Stout, East Fultonham, $1000 fine, $365 susp., $379 costs, 90 days jail 70 susp., OL susp. 2 yr. No OL – Tina M. Stout, East Fultonham, dismissed, due to plea to companion case, $28 costs. Marked lanes – Tina M. Stout, East Fultonham, dismissed, due to plea to companion case, $28 costs. Possess marijuana – Staci J. Beck, Columbus, dismissed, $28…
Fire crews from around the area responded to an incident at Honda’s Marysville Auto Plant. At 2:52 p.m., Wednesday, Honda officials called emergency responders. Honda spokesperson Stephanie Gostomski said there was fire in one of the plant’s rooftop air handlers. Allen Township Fire Chief Steve Brose called it “a small fire.” He said the incident was “quickly contained” without incident. He said the fire was “all contained in this one structure on the roof.” He said there no injuries. Gostomski said that the timing was fortunate. She said it occurred between shifts so there was “no impact to production.” In…
Plain City village council has agreed to move forward with a change in the employee pay schedule. At a work session Tuesday, the council directed Village Administrator Nathan Cahall to create a salary proposal that would bring village employees in line with other employees performing the same job in other communities. Last year, council hired the consulting firm of Clemans Nelson to conduct a study of the village salary and compensation schedule. The firm compared multiple surrounding and similar communities. The consultants determined that several Plain City employees were underpaid for the position and community. In January, council directed Village…
Municipal Court Open container – Julio B. Mejia, Columbus, $147 fine, $88 costs. Speeding – Madeline M. Cameron, 20700 Raymond Road, $58 fine, $165 costs. Marked lanes – Matthew P. Rohrbach, 266 Lakeside Circle, $58 fine, $28 costs. Concentration – Chelsea B. Browning, Columbus, $750 fine, $365 susp., $200 costs, 30 days jail 27 susp., OL susp. 1 yr. Marked lanes – Chelsea B. Browning, Columbus, dismissed, $28 costs. Taillights – Chelsea B. Browning, Columbus, dismissed, $28 costs. OVI – Adam W. Potts, Delaware, dismissed, $132 costs. No OL – Adam W. Potts, Delaware, $58 fine, $28 costs. Seat belt…