January 14, 20223 yr 54 minutes ago, mrCharlie said: Granville Village is the progressive part, especially the village proper. A few people who just won the village council race campaigned on the need for additional development and affordable housing in Granville. The township is very conservative with a lot of big money and long-time families - that is where a lot of the resistance to any kind of change comes from, along with fear of impact on the schools and the potential to need to pay more in school taxes. Now that development in the school district could easily come from the east, south, or west - and be totally out of the hands of existing school district residents - I think we're finally reaching the point where the inevitability is getting hard to ignore. Maybe I need to start making some noise at township trustee meetings... Honestly the public needs to be way more present at those types of meetings anyways. I use to serve on my hometowns Board of Health (different state) and often there was not a single person in attendance at our meetings so we got to make decisions with 0 public input. And the only time anyone would show up is to complain. These meetings would benefit from more people coming out in support of those on the boards (assuming they have good ideas). Sometimes a few other voices is all it takes for some of these decision makers to change their minds. There is nowhere you can have more impact as an individual than in local politics honestly.
January 15, 20223 yr The former High Lands Golf Course in Pataskala appears as if it will be turned into a new single family housing development. Land needs to be rezoned for residential and it seems as if they'll be fairly large lots of 2-4 acres each so I'd expect them to be expensive homes.
April 25, 20223 yr 15-acre rechargeable battery storage system proposed for Licking County “One of the biggest rechargeable battery energy storage projects in the eastern half of the country could be coming to Licking County in an area surrounded by data centers, the upcoming Intelproject and other projects where there is big demand for electricity. Energy investor Eolian, which operates 20,000 megawatts of energy storage, solar and wind generating capacity across the country, has proposed a 200-megawatt battery storage project to be built on a 15-acre site on Jug Street in Jersey Township, 200 feet from an American Electric Powersubstation. The company plans to use 11.49 acres of the site for construction and operation. The storage system will consist of about 360 battery containers, each holding about 24 lithium iron phosphate batteries, according to the company's application. The battery containers are 32 feet long, 5.5 feet wide and 8.5 feet high. The project will create 42 construction jobs and 3.5 permanent jobs.” https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/04/25/licking-county-battery-project-would-one-largest-eastern-u-s/7400858001/
April 25, 20223 yr I am one of those "ALL" sources of energy people....good to see!! Hold on Licking County...its going to be one heck of a ride!
April 25, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, OhioFinest said: I am one of those "ALL" sources of energy people....good to see!! Hold on Licking County...its going to be one heck of a ride! I’ll toss my hat in there as one of those people too… I actually just saw my first Rivian truck in the wild today, not bad
May 23, 20223 yr 280-Acre Commercial, Industrial Development Coming to Harrison Township A large development that allows for restaurants, gas stations, convenience stores, a hotel, warehouses and more could be coming to Harrison Township. The Harrison Township Zoning Commission voted to recommend rezoning more than 280 acres along Outville Road to a Planned Unit Development during a special meeting May 18 Will contain a mix of commercial and industrial development, no mention of residential in the article. Development will be broken into 4 phases. Phase 1/2 - Industrial uses such as warehouses and storage, excluding personal storage facilities and warehousing of anything flammable, toxic or explosive. Manufacturing for a variety of industries are all permitted. Phase 3 - Grocery, conveinsne stores, gas stations, dry cleaning services, barbershops/hair salons, restaurants, day care, nursing or assisted living, hotels and other similar uses. Phase 4 - to remain a wetland and no commercial or industrial developments will occur in these areas. Sounds like Pataskala is going to have some major industrial/commercial land uses right up against them whether they want to or not! This will likely be a major positive for the small village of Kirkersville as well which is a fairly depressing little stretch of roadway if you've never been over there before. https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/2022/05/23/280-acre-commercial-industrial-development-coming-harrison-township/9822773002/
May 24, 20223 yr I'm glad to see some growth down that way, but I do have too admit I hold a bit of a grudge against Kirkersville and would love to see it get swallowed up by a neighboring municipality. The only speeding ticket I've received in the last 15 or so years was a few years back in Kirkersville, I missed the not-well marked drop to 35 heading north on Outville Rd and continued going 50 through the undeveloped area south of town, where this is going in. Ultimately my fault and I totally accept that, but the whole encounter was kind of weird with the officer (chief?) acting as if he was doing me a huge favor by "only" ticketing me with 15 over and not a bunch of other things (I have no idea what...I was in my early 40's, driving an almost new grey hatchback with toddler sleeping in the back - there was nothing crazy going on). And of course the advantage presented is that I could pay my fine online and not have to appear in person. Back when I was a lot less careful about watching my speed, it was always a simple admission on my part that I messed up, and the ticket was handled my way without any sort of implication I was getting a favor. Anyway, no real point to this post, other than if anyone wants to check out the development site be sure to watch your speed...
May 24, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, mrCharlie said: I'm glad to see some growth down that way, but I do have too admit I hold a bit of a grudge against Kirkersville and would love to see it get swallowed up by a neighboring municipality. The only speeding ticket I've received in the last 15 or so years was a few years back in Kirkersville, I missed the not-well marked drop to 35 heading north on Outville Rd and continued going 50 through the undeveloped area south of town, where this is going in. Ultimately my fault and I totally accept that, but the whole encounter was kind of weird with the officer (chief?) acting as if he was doing me a huge favor by "only" ticketing me with 15 over and not a bunch of other things (I have no idea what...I was in my early 40's, driving an almost new grey hatchback with toddler sleeping in the back - there was nothing crazy going on). And of course the advantage presented is that I could pay my fine online and not have to appear in person. Back when I was a lot less careful about watching my speed, it was always a simple admission on my part that I messed up, and the ticket was handled my way without any sort of implication I was getting a favor. Anyway, no real point to this post, other than if anyone wants to check out the development site be sure to watch your speed... The Kirkersville PD entire responsibility is really to just be visible when the school ages kids are going to and from school. They generally aren't even full time employees, only work like 20 hours a week. Other than that, the speeding ticket was probably the highlight of their month.
November 1, 20222 yr Etna, Pataskala OK next phase of Refugee Road project "After some delay, the next phase of the Refugee Road project has been approved by the Etna Township Trustees and Pataskala City Council. The Etna Township Trustees unanimously approved a second intergovernmental agreement, or IGA, for the Refugee Road project with City of Pataskala and the Licking County Transportation Improvement District during the board’s Oct. 18 meeting. Pataskala City Council approved the agreement during the Oct. 3 meeting. The project is a collaboration between the township, city, county and developers to widen Refugee Road to three lanes from Mink Street to Etna Parkway with roundabouts at each intersection because of new buildings along Mink Street as well as the increased traffic that results from those, said Bill Lozier, the TID’s projects director. 'Etna’s created over 11,000 jobs in the last five years in the logistics area. That translates to a lot of truck traffic,' he said. 'There’s background traffic and truck traffic going everywhere on city streets, on Pataskala city streets, Etna roads, county roads and everywhere.' The project is estimated to cost about $9.6 million, Lozier said, and the Licking County Commissioners have agreed to contribute $1 million as a stopgap if the project costs rise above $10 million, Lozier said. Lozier said the right away work would begin as soon as the Licking County Engineer authorizes the consultant to start." https://dispatch-oh.newsmemory.com/?token=6fd9b9b67c970119479d7a16133ed283&cnum=0b7d0e5f-fe67-eb11-9acf-90b11c3bc1f2&fod=1111111STD-0&selDate=20221101&licenseType=paid_subscriber& Edited November 1, 20222 yr by Luvcbus
November 28, 20222 yr Lots of little things happening around Granville lately, with some new places opening and a few others moving around. • The old Donato’s/Brew’s building has been sold to Chase Bank, who will be moving into that space from down the block. Definitely some local disappointment about that, but in reality it's just not a great space for a restaurant in a town the size of Granville (9600 sq ft over three floors). I’m just happy to see that a pretty prominent building in town will once again be occupied, and this tenant should be around long-term and have no problems with the amount of space. It also opens up the takeout-friendly 1300 sq ft space Chase currently occupies. • Next door to current Chase location, The Pretzel Shop is now open. They don’t exactly seem to have fixed hours yet and seem to be easing into things, but they are certainly open often enough that we’ve made entirely too many stops while walking around town. Auntie Anne’s-esque, but better and the owners are super nice. • Around the corner on Prospect, a new barcade serving hot dogs and burgers called The Lot opened a few weeks back, in the old Three Tiger space. Haven’t made it there yet because it’s always packed, but can’t wait to take the kid for Skeeball and pinball. • Also on Prospect, it looks like First Federal conditionally has permission to demolish the house at 209 E College they bought 20 years ago. They bought it to make a parking lot, but the owner of the house next door objected and its been vacant and rotting since. Granville has no ordnances specific to demolition by neglect, so it’s become quite the eyesore. The neighbor who objected died at age 96 earlier this year, so First Federal bought her property so nobody would complain. Fortunately it sounds like they have agreed to sell the still-decent house after the lot is complete, and add a reasonable buffer. Great in-depth story here - https://www.thereportingproject.org/after-2-decades-first-federal-gets-ok-to-demolish-granville-house-under-certain-conditions/ • It looks like we are getting closer to Harvest Pizza opening, lots of progress on the building from what I can see outside. They’ve been doing pop-up outdoor pizza oven events across the street at Station pretty regularly over the last few weeks, usually Thurs-Sat. • Finally, not Granville but not too far. Indian & Nepali Kitchen (https://nepalinindiankitchen.com) will be opening soon in the Kroger plaza in Pataskala. We usually drive to Aangan in Worthington (which is amazing), but that's a bit of a haul - so if this is even decent, we will be thrilled. Per local discussion, they were previously serving food from Buster’s carryout right down the road, and it’s really good.
December 20, 20222 yr Unique housing community coming to 136-acre wooded area in Pataskala “Scenic View Estates will feature 60 single-family lots off of Middle Ground Road in a forested area. A development roughly 10 years in the making, the original plan called for 240 homes, but was paired down to maintain a majority of the natural surroundings. The first phase of 17 homes will begin construction after utilities are installed and the lots are plotted. As it stands today, the development has the gated entrance installed, along with asphalt for the main roadway. Access drives to each home will be gravel, which Filonenko said was necessary in order to maintain the trees. Filonenko said five lots already are reserved ahead of the first phase of construction, which will likely take a year to fully build out. Plotting for the first phase will begin Jan. 3. The second phase of 22 lots is expected to be completed in 2024; the final 21 lots are slated for completion in 2025.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/12/19/scenic-view-estates-housing-community-pataskala.html
December 21, 20222 yr 20 hours ago, amped91 said: Unique housing community coming to 136-acre wooded area in Pataskala “Scenic View Estates will feature 60 single-family lots off of Middle Ground Road in a forested area. A development roughly 10 years in the making, the original plan called for 240 homes, but was paired down to maintain a majority of the natural surroundings. The first phase of 17 homes will begin construction after utilities are installed and the lots are plotted. As it stands today, the development has the gated entrance installed, along with asphalt for the main roadway. Access drives to each home will be gravel, which Filonenko said was necessary in order to maintain the trees. Filonenko said five lots already are reserved ahead of the first phase of construction, which will likely take a year to fully build out. Plotting for the first phase will begin Jan. 3. The second phase of 22 lots is expected to be completed in 2024; the final 21 lots are slated for completion in 2025.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/12/19/scenic-view-estates-housing-community-pataskala.html Cool to see a more unique housing development getting approval. Going to see so many more of your typical 1/4 to 1/8 acre lots where the houses are pretty densely packed together pop up all over Licking County and Central Ohio in the coming years, good to have options for those who want a new home, a bit more privacy but also don't want to be out in the boonies.
January 12, 20232 yr Here's how many new housing units Licking County will need to meet Intel-related demand Licking County needs thousands of additional housing units to support the anticipated population increase that will come from Intel Corp.'s $20 billion project in New Albany, according to a new report. Framework, a collaborative effort that focuses on understanding the impacts and identifying potential benefits of the incoming Intel investments, recently released an executive summary detailing the county's housing needs. The report was based on data from the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio. ... The housing study released by the group found that Licking County will need between 5,879 and 6,511 new for-sale housing units and 2,743 to 3,038 rental units over the next 10 years. If the county hits the benchmarks, the total number of new units would range from 8,622 and 9,549 in the next decade, adding about 1% to the county's current housing stock. The majority of new units — 61% to be exact — are needed for prospective residents with incomes higher than the current median household income of $71,000, according to the report. However, there is a pool of new residents, both renters and buyers, who will have affordability issues. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/01/12/intel-related-housing-demand-licking-county.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 12, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, ColDayMan said: Here's how many new housing units Licking County will need to meet Intel-related demand Licking County needs thousands of additional housing units to support the anticipated population increase that will come from Intel Corp.'s $20 billion project in New Albany, according to a new report. Framework, a collaborative effort that focuses on understanding the impacts and identifying potential benefits of the incoming Intel investments, recently released an executive summary detailing the county's housing needs. The report was based on data from the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio. ... The housing study released by the group found that Licking County will need between 5,879 and 6,511 new for-sale housing units and 2,743 to 3,038 rental units over the next 10 years. If the county hits the benchmarks, the total number of new units would range from 8,622 and 9,549 in the next decade, adding about 1% to the county's current housing stock. The majority of new units — 61% to be exact — are needed for prospective residents with incomes higher than the current median household income of $71,000, according to the report. However, there is a pool of new residents, both renters and buyers, who will have affordability issues. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/01/12/intel-related-housing-demand-licking-county.html So what does that put us behind now?
January 13, 20232 yr 19 hours ago, ColDayMan said: Here's how many new housing units Licking County will need to meet Intel-related demand Licking County needs thousands of additional housing units to support the anticipated population increase that will come from Intel Corp.'s $20 billion project in New Albany, according to a new report. Framework, a collaborative effort that focuses on understanding the impacts and identifying potential benefits of the incoming Intel investments, recently released an executive summary detailing the county's housing needs. The report was based on data from the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio. ... The housing study released by the group found that Licking County will need between 5,879 and 6,511 new for-sale housing units and 2,743 to 3,038 rental units over the next 10 years. If the county hits the benchmarks, the total number of new units would range from 8,622 and 9,549 in the next decade, adding about 1% to the county's current housing stock. The majority of new units — 61% to be exact — are needed for prospective residents with incomes higher than the current median household income of $71,000, according to the report. However, there is a pool of new residents, both renters and buyers, who will have affordability issues. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/01/12/intel-related-housing-demand-licking-county.html I will be at the FRAMEWORK meeting this afternoon in Newark if anyone else is and wants to play the "who's from the forums" eye scanning game.
January 27, 20232 yr Licking County becomes the 'bullseye' for development one year after Intel "It was the announcement that forever changed Licking County- One year after Intel Corporation revealed its plans to build a $20 billion computer chip manufacturing facility in western Licking County, a massive earthmoving operation has replaced homes and farms in Jersey Township, preparing for the 2025 startup of semiconductor production. The township is becoming a giant business park annexed into New Albany, led by the Intel development now called Ohio One on 1,000 acres one mile south of Johnstown. Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb said Grow Licking County had 82 serious inquiries for development in 2022. “We’re still in the bullseye for development," Bubb said. "It hasn’t cooled off. Intel has not scared everyone off. It’s an exciting time. Intel is a wonderful thing. A year later, a lot has happened, but a lot remains to happen." So far, 2.5 million cubic yards of earth, aggregate, lime and other materials have been moved at Intel’s first greenfield site project in 40 years. That’s enough to fill Ohio Stadium nine times, according to Intel." Full story found here: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2023/01/27/a-year-after-intel-licking-county-becomes-bullseye-for-development/69839989007/
February 5, 20232 yr Granville seeking input on Munson Springs development "A Granville committee needs community input as it narrows down uses for a 57-acre site that previously was slated for controversial mixed use development. The Munson Springs Steering Committee, which met on Thursday, is exploring potential uses for the Newark-Granville Road property, located to the northeast of the Cherry Valley Road intersection, that includes a park, amphitheater, senior living complex, commercial use and wellness center. The committee will also explore the idea of doing nothing with the site, which has been farmland for decades, until more is known about the impacts of the Intel Corporation’s site on the western edge of the county. The committee will determine the top two or three concepts during the April 6 meeting and then present them to village council." https://sports.yahoo.com/granville-seeking-input-future-development-101521785.html
February 5, 20232 yr I had some really mixed feelings about the Munson Springs purchase. Granville badly needs an expanded business tax base (which the initial proposal would have contributed to), but the neighbors were definitely not happy about it. At least half the property was unsuitable for development as well, being mostly steep hillside. None of that seemed to stop them from moving forward...but the 2020 COVID downturn did. At the time it felt a lot like the village was bailing the developer out, but with Intel it now feels like the decision to purchase was a good one. I'd love to see at least some of it used for a park (specifically, multi-use trails that I can ride my mountain bike on), maybe I need to to one of the meetings and make that suggestion.
February 7, 20232 yr Jersey Township Trustees considering rezoning that would pave way for 5 warehouses “A rezoning petition is before the Jersey Township Trustees that would pave the way for five warehouses at the intersection of Worthington Road and Putnam Road SW on 10 parcels that are currently farmland and zoned neighborhood business and rural residential. According to the proposal from the developer, the plans call for five warehouse structures on about 71 acres just south of Ohio 161. All five buildings combined will total more than 1 million square feet, according to the plans. The project is a speculative development, with no known tenants at this time, Platte said. The intention is to build the second building first, leaving open the land closest to Worthington Road in case the developer decides commercial retail, such as a restaurant or shops, would be a better use, Platte said, adding that would require amending the PUD.“ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/02/05/jersey-township-considering-rezoning-that-would-pave-way-for-warehouses/69853077007/
March 10, 20232 yr Sounds like a pretty big deal: Solar company to build Pataskala factory that will employ 850 “A solar company announced on Friday plans to build one of the largest solar panel manufacturing factories in the U.S. in Pataskala, a project that will create 850 jobs and comes just as construction of solar farms ramps up in Ohio. Illuminate USA has committed to investing $220 million in the Licking County community for a 1.1 million-square-foot factory. Operations are expected to start by year-end and Illuminate USA will begin hiring administrative, assembly, and engineering jobs this spring. Construction will start next month. The factory will be developed in an unidentified existing industrial building.“ https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/economy/2023/03/10/the-factory-comes-as-ohio-ramps-up-solar-farm-construction/69995223007/
March 16, 20232 yr On 3/10/2023 at 5:34 PM, amped91 said: Sounds like a pretty big deal: Solar company to build Pataskala factory that will employ 850 “A solar company announced on Friday plans to build one of the largest solar panel manufacturing factories in the U.S. in Pataskala, a project that will create 850 jobs and comes just as construction of solar farms ramps up in Ohio. Illuminate USA has committed to investing $220 million in the Licking County community for a 1.1 million-square-foot factory. Operations are expected to start by year-end and Illuminate USA will begin hiring administrative, assembly, and engineering jobs this spring. Construction will start next month. The factory will be developed in an unidentified existing industrial building.“ https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/economy/2023/03/10/the-factory-comes-as-ohio-ramps-up-solar-farm-construction/69995223007/ A little more information on this project: https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/03/14/the-worlds-largest-solar-panel-manufacturer-is-coming-to-ohio/ I feel like it’s being undersold that this is going to be the largest solar manufacturing facility in the country. Combined with FirstSolar’s expansion, Ohio will also produce the most solar capacity of any state, at 12.2 GW/year.
March 16, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, acd said: A little more information on this project: https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/03/14/the-worlds-largest-solar-panel-manufacturer-is-coming-to-ohio/ I feel like it’s being undersold that this is going to be the largest solar manufacturing facility in the country. Combined with FirstSolar’s expansion, Ohio will also produce the most solar capacity of any state, at 12.2 GW/year. Very undersold!! This should be much bigger news in my opinion. 850 jobs is significant....
April 12, 20232 yr What we know: Intel prompts AEP Ohio to eye large transmission lines in Licking County. “AEP Ohio wants to bolster its transmission system inDelaware and Licking counties in anticipation of energy-intensive businesses such as Intel moving into western Licking County. The power company says additions to the grid are necessary to connect new customers and maintain reliable electricity for customers in the area. AEP Ohio has scheduled two open houses in early to May to get community feedback to potential routes for the project. AEP Ohio says the project to upgrade the grid is necessary to support economic development in the region and maintain reliability for customers in Jersey Township in western Licking County where Intel is investing $20 billion to build two factories and more electricity-hungry data centers are planned.” https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/energy-resource/2023/04/12/intel-prompts-aep-to-eye-new-transmission-lines-in-licking-county/70089365007/
April 16, 20232 yr Growth with charm: Granville planning for life with Intel “After nearly a year, the Village of Granville and Granville Township have a draft plan that outlines ways the community will welcome future housing and business development while also preserving the area's beloved qualities as Licking County prepares for Intel's arrival at the county's western edge. The plan also calls for allowing new residential development to meet the needs of the entire community. The Framework initiative has shared that Licking County lacks a variety of housing types.Granville's draft plan includes actions to develop a mixed-use zoning district in the village to provide a wider array of housing options and to encourage more accessible and attainable housing choices to support the full spectrum of the homeowner lifecycle. When it comes to economic development, the plan calls for attracting development to ensure a strong and diverse tax base and managing the type, design, and quality of new commercial development so it compliments Granville's existing character. At the top of the to-do list is creating a joint economic development district, or JEDD, along Ohio 16 in the township. JEDDs are an economic development tool that allow townships to partner with a municipality to collect income tax on commercial properties within a defined area. In this case, Granville Township is partnering with the village, and businesses in the area would be subject to the village's 1.5% income tax rate. Township residential properties are not impacted by the income tax.” https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/granville/2023/04/16/growth-with-charm-granville-planning-for-life-with-intel/70077801007/
April 26, 20232 yr https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/granville/2023/04/26/denison-asks-to-annex-31-acres-into-granville-for-faculty-housing/70138772007/ It's nice to see Denison stepping into address some of the affordable housing issues in the area for their staff. "Granville Village Council members last week heard a proposal from Denison University to build up to 70 housing units for faculty on 31 acres of university land on New Burg Street across from Granville High School’s baseball field." " In the 1990s and early 2000s, we averaged 40-50% of our employees living in ZIP code 43023. In 2010-2019, that dropped down to 39%. In 2023, for the people we hired through April, it's 28%," he said. Denison plans to build the housing units in phases, with up to 30 units coming in the first phase. Some will be townhomes and others will be single-family homes ranging from one to three bedrooms, depending on the needs of future residents. The units will front on a common green space with vehicle access in the rear, said Granville resident Keith Myers, who is a landscape architect working with Denison on the project."
April 26, 20232 yr Will be interesting to see how this plays out. Denison is notoriously difficult to work with and has not made a lot of friends in both Granville and Licking County governmental circles. They think they are some hot s**t up on that hill and look down upon the village.
April 26, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, TIm said: Will be interesting to see how this plays out. Denison is notoriously difficult to work with and has not made a lot of friends in both Granville and Licking County governmental circles. They think they are some hot s**t up on that hill and look down upon the village. Truth! I will believe this when i see it.
April 26, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, OhioFinest said: Truth! I will believe this when i see it. Sounds like a great and needed project, they're just asking all the people they've pissed off over the years for help and have never extended any assistance to the Village or County in the past. I know they outright refused to allow the County to use their campus and buildings for emergency evacuation / emergency housing needs scenarios. Literally wouldn't even let them use it in a training capacity let alone in an actual crisis event. Refuse to cooperate with any type of County level planning as well. Edited April 26, 20232 yr by TIm
April 27, 20232 yr Why is Denison so difficult? This does sound like a nice little neighborhood they have planned.
April 27, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, Toddguy said: Why is Denison so difficult? This does sound like a nice little neighborhood they have planned. Because they think they're better than us! It's a super crazy expensive and really really nice liberal arts college and they have the attitude to accompany it. Literally have a sushi chef from Japan in the cafeteria.
April 27, 20232 yr 34 minutes ago, TIm said: Because they think they're better than us! It's a super crazy expensive and really really nice liberal arts college and they have the attitude to accompany it. Literally have a sushi chef from Japan in the cafeteria. Gotcha. I despise elitism. Edited April 27, 20232 yr by Toddguy
April 27, 20232 yr 51 minutes ago, Toddguy said: Gotcha. I despise elitism. That's Dennison leadership in a nutshell.
May 3, 20232 yr Some positive news coming out of Granville. They are in the process of amending their zoning regulations to promote future development. Really like the perspective they are taking with this. Not trying to box things into categories of mixed, commercial, industrial, residential etc., they are approaching it from an "activity level" point of view. So areas with higher levels of activity are allowed for different levels of density and different use types. One quote I really liked was one of the trustees or commission members noting that creating more dense developments promotes retention of rural and natural areas. I think a lot more of the opposition needs to hear this. If we build dense in the areas where the people are, their more rural quiet way of life won't be affected! https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/granville/2023/05/03/granville-draft-plan-outlines-growth-without-sprawling-developments/70151820007/ Edited May 3, 20232 yr by TIm
May 3, 20232 yr 58 minutes ago, TIm said: Some positive news coming out of Granville. They are in the process of amending their zoning regulations to promote future development. Really like the perspective they are taking with this. Not trying to box things into categories of mixed, commercial, industrial, residential etc., they are approaching it from an "activity level" point of view. So areas with higher levels of activity are allowed for different levels of density and different use types. One quote I really liked was one of the trustees or commission members noting that creating more dense developments promotes retention of rural and natural areas. I think a lot more of the opposition needs to hear this. If we build dense in the areas where the people are, their more rural quiet way of life won't be affected! https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/granville/2023/05/03/granville-draft-plan-outlines-growth-without-sprawling-developments/70151820007/ You're arguing from the standpoint that NIMBYs are rational, make rational arguments or can be convinced by them. I hope this works out for Granville, but it won't be without opposition.
May 3, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, jonoh81 said: You're arguing from the standpoint that NIMBYs are rational, make rational arguments or can be convinced by them. I hope this works out for Granville, but it won't be without opposition. Arguing? I just shared an article.
May 4, 20232 yr 21 hours ago, jonoh81 said: You're arguing from the standpoint that NIMBYs are rational, make rational arguments or can be convinced by them. I hope this works out for Granville, but it won't be without opposition. On local Facebook groups, there is still some chatter from the "don't spoil our quaint village" crowd opposing any and every development proposal. Those voices are generally becoming overwhelmed by people who want more retail and (especially) more restaurants locally, and accept the reality that Granville will be growing whether we like it or not. Nobody wants a McDonald's or Wal-Mart on South Main St, but collectively most of us would love to be able to stay local even more often. Interestingly, many of the anti-development individuals were also vocal online in opposing the school income tax renewal that just passed. Pretty much all the LLC-owned developable empty commercial lots in Granville had "vote no" signs on them last week, as they do every time a school levy comes up. Those lots are also grossly overpriced. While speculative on my part, my suspicion is that if utility extensions and zoning changes provide more opportunity for commercial development in the area, the land that a few wealthy and powerful local groups have been sitting on for decades suddenly becomes a lot less valuable. So we get those groups in opposition to anything pro-development, at least until they get the chance to cash out.
May 11, 20232 yr Jersey Township plan predicts big growth "Jersey Township has approved a comprehensive plan that will guide the area through changes that will follow Intel’s $20 billion investment in Licking County — and which predicts that the township’s population could grow fivefold in the next 12 years. Mattei predicts in the plan that Jersey Township’s population could skyrocket from roughly 2,500 people now to more than 16,000 people by 2035, based on the land uses within the comprehensive plan. She said Jersey Township is in a similar position now to the Chandler, Arizona, area before Intel’s computer chip manufacturing facility was built in the 1980s. Within 10 years of Intel’s arrival, Mattei said, the Arizona area was fully developed. And that will likely be the case for Jersey Township as well, once water and sewer lines are completed in the next few years." One of the recommendations related to community character and land use is to create a mixed-use overlay district along the east side of Mink Street north of Ohio 161 to directly serve future Intel workers, Mattei said. “One of the things we learned when we went out to Arizona was that they have residential absolutely everywhere surrounding Intel,” she said. “When we interviewed the planners and the real estate agents out there, everybody was giving us the same feedback that if they were to do anything differently, they would have provided some servicebased commercial and office uses nearby so that the workers didn’t need to go 15-20 minutes to the grocery store, get gas and those sorts of things.” https://news.yahoo.com/jersey-townships-plan-predicts-population-100534733.html
May 11, 20232 yr 20 minutes ago, Luvcbus said: Jersey Township plan predicts big growth "Jersey Township has approved a comprehensive plan that will guide the area through changes that will follow Intel’s $20 billion investment in Licking County — and which predicts that the township’s population could grow fivefold in the next 12 years. Mattei predicts in the plan that Jersey Township’s population could skyrocket from roughly 2,500 people now to more than 16,000 people by 2035, based on the land uses within the comprehensive plan. She said Jersey Township is in a similar position now to the Chandler, Arizona, area before Intel’s computer chip manufacturing facility was built in the 1980s. Within 10 years of Intel’s arrival, Mattei said, the Arizona area was fully developed. And that will likely be the case for Jersey Township as well, once water and sewer lines are completed in the next few years." One of the recommendations related to community character and land use is to create a mixed-use overlay district along the east side of Mink Street north of Ohio 161 to directly serve future Intel workers, Mattei said. “One of the things we learned when we went out to Arizona was that they have residential absolutely everywhere surrounding Intel,” she said. “When we interviewed the planners and the real estate agents out there, everybody was giving us the same feedback that if they were to do anything differently, they would have provided some servicebased commercial and office uses nearby so that the workers didn’t need to go 15-20 minutes to the grocery store, get gas and those sorts of things.” https://news.yahoo.com/jersey-townships-plan-predicts-population-100534733.html Hopefully they get this right and don’t just build a ton of housing with no mixed use thrown in. I know they said that is what they heard, but I’m always weary to believe they will do it. It would be smart to throw in apartments and not just thousands of SFH.
May 11, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, VintageLife said: Hopefully they get this right and don’t just build a ton of housing with no mixed use thrown in. I know they said that is what they heard, but I’m always weary to believe they will do it. It would be smart to throw in apartments and not just thousands of SFH. It is sad that for so many suburbanites/exurbanites, when they hear "apartment" they think "transient". It is like in the back of their minds they think the apartment complex will automatically go bad and end up section 8 with scary people living there. With Intel and everything else going up, demand will keep that from happening. And if it all just goes away in some kind of economic collapse, they will have far more serious things to worry about. *end rant* *hell I would be considered even worse than a transient by these people.
May 22, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, aderwent said: Aerial view from February 2023 Where'd you find these recent aerials?
May 22, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, cbussoccer said: Where'd you find these recent aerials? The GIS Director at the Licking County Auditor shared them. He said the whole county would have updated aerials on their website by the end of this summer.
May 23, 20232 yr Here is another pic of the new BEHR Paint facility being built next to BOEING in the Licking County Port Authority Industrial Park. I believe it is 330k square feet. They are already posting jobs. Every building with a red check on it, has been built over the last 10 years. Tremendous growth by the Port Authority. Edited May 23, 20232 yr by OhioFinest
May 23, 20232 yr 26 minutes ago, OhioFinest said: Here is another pic of the new BEHR Paint facility being built next to BOEING in the Licking County Port Authority Industrial Park. I believe it is 330k square feet. They are already posting jobs. Every building with a red check on it, has been built over the last 10 years. Tremendous growth by the Port Authority. The Port Authority there are absolute experts is attracting businesses. I forget the gentleman's name who heads it up, but apparently he is a stand up guy and people really like him. Been a major factor in the immense growth of their properties in recent history. Pretty sure the Port Authority is buying more land in the area as well. They are an organization that is so prepared for the future, it's awesome to see.
May 23, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, TIm said: The Port Authority there are absolute experts is attracting businesses. I forget the gentleman's name who heads it up, but apparently he is a stand up guy and people really like him. Been a major factor in the immense growth of their properties in recent history. Pretty sure the Port Authority is buying more land in the area as well. They are an organization that is so prepared for the future, it's awesome to see. His name is Rick Platt. He has been instrumental in the success of the Port Authority. Yes, you are correct, the PA bought a ton of acreage off of Thornwood Dr for a brand new Industrial Park. It was a significant amount of land, so they have big plans yet to come!
May 23, 20232 yr I'm pretty sure that area# 2 is the location of the future industrial park. #1 is the current are of Port Authority investment.
May 23, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, OhioFinest said: Here is another pic of the new BEHR Paint facility being built next to BOEING in the Licking County Port Authority Industrial Park. I believe it is 330k square feet. They are already posting jobs. Every building with a red check on it, has been built over the last 10 years. Tremendous growth by the Port Authority. Boeing is out that way?!? That company smh...
May 23, 20232 yr 15 minutes ago, columbus17 said: Boeing is out that way?!? That company smh... They have an enormous facility in Heath, been there for at least 8+ years. I've actually been inside it, they are next level secretive about what goes on in there. Different departments have no idea what other departments are working on. Had to give them your license, leave your phone, be escorted 100% of the time. They're quite serious in there but I hear it's a pretty good place to work.
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