Plain City News

Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee, right, updates the community Wednesday on the Madison Baby Doe case two years after the infant’s body was discovered in a garbage can in a neighborhood south of the village. During the press conference, McKee said that Anuradha Manukonda, of Greene County, identified as the baby’s mother, was charged with gross abuse of a corpse, a felony of the fifth degree. Also pictured is Lt. Tom Jaskiewicz. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

The planned Jerome Township garage building, pictured above in a rendering, will feature seven bays for the township’s truck fleet along with dedicated locker room, office and break room space. The building is set to be built in the yard just across from the township building parking lot at 9777 Industrial Parkway. (Graphic submitted)

The Hyland Commons development, shown above outlined in red, is slated to go north of the Jerome Grand development on Hyland-Croy Road, with the assumed phase two expansion of Jerome Grand to the west. The newly zoned 6.97-acre lot is intended to have retail uses as well as residential apartments and act as a community center to the surrounding neighborhoods. (Graphic submitted)

Plain City is considering a concept plan for a new development in the village. The site, shown above in yellow, would bring apartments and commercial lots to the land on the west side of U.S. 42, near Pastime Park. Plans came before council at the most recent meeting and will now go back to the planning commission for possible zoning changes. (Graphic submitted)