Appeals court rules against township in annexation case

Staff Report 10:49 AM Tuesday, March 2, 2010

MIDDLETOWN — Concurring with a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision that found townships have no authority to contest annexations, the Twelfth District Court of Appeals has ruled against Hamilton Twp. in the matter of hundreds of acres being annexed to the village of Maineville.

The appeals court affirmed today, March 1, the ruling of the Warren County Court of Common Pleas Court, which dismissed the township’s complaint based on lack of legal authority, that the Warren County Board of Commissioners should reconsider their decision to allow annexation of 458 acres to the village.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that townships cannot object to expedited annexation requests.

The decision has enabled plans to move forward in developing residential homes along Zoar and Mounts roads.

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