37 minutes ago, amped91 said:

Wtf. These quotes are gross. 
 

Housing development in Berkshire Township, Delaware County, to be decided on May 2 ballot

 

 

“Density perspective has become a contentious issue in central Ohio with the need for more housing, and voters in Berkshire Township, a growing community of about 2,500 in east-central Delaware County, will face a referendum about a proposed housing development on the May 2 primary ballot.
 

"I'm a country girl," Kim Hayes said. "I'm not against development. We welcome new neighbors. All we're asking is that it be done in a responsible way."

 

The development would create more traffic on country roads, create another burden for the Big Walnut School District and would essentially be "transient housing" because of the small lot sizes, she said.

 

"I don't think people really connect with a home where you don't have a decent front yard," said Hayes, whose nearly 5,900-square-foot home sits on about five acres.”

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/04/24/housing-development-in-berkshire-township-delaware-county-to-be-decided-by-may-2-referendum/70131691007/

One of the weirdest phenomenon I observed after moving to Ohio, specifically Licking County originally, was what people think "country" is. I had some woman loudly proclaim to be while in the Village of Buckeye Lake "you're in the country now boy!" and I was so confused because I could hop on the highway and be in downtown Columbus in 35 minutes. Country to me means dirt roads and no cell service, I don't think it means what these people think it means.

53 minutes ago, amped91 said:

don't think people really connect with a home where you don't have a decent front yard

What the hell does this even mean?? Haha 

 

it’s also rich coming from someone that probably hasn’t even been in certain areas of their house in a year because of how big it is 

15 minutes ago, TIm said:

One of the weirdest phenomenon I observed after moving to Ohio, specifically Licking County originally, was what people think "country" is. I had some woman loudly proclaim to be while in the Village of Buckeye Lake "you're in the country now boy!" and I was so confused because I could hop on the highway and be in downtown Columbus in 35 minutes. Country to me means dirt roads and no cell service, I don't think it means what these people think it means.

 

That's OK, I had someone in LA ask me in Cleveland how far away Pittsburgh was. When I told him "2 hour drive" he replied, "OK so same city."

10 minutes ago, KJP said:

 

That's OK, I had someone in LA ask me in Cleveland how far away Pittsburgh was. When I told him "2 hour drive" he replied, "OK so same city."

Hugely underrated feature of living in Ohio is how easy it is to go places at anytime, whether that be the grocery store in the neighborhood or other cities 2-8 hours away. I grew up in a summer tourist beach destination and if you wanted to plan something fun on a weekend you had to either leave insanely early or accept the fact that you'll be sitting in 2+ hours of traffic somewhere on your journey, likely traveling both to and from your destination. Part of me always wants to go back, but the significantly higher cost and the insane amount of time wasted sitting in traffic is keeping me here (amongst other factors).

9 minutes ago, TIm said:

I was so confused because I could hop on the highway and be in downtown Columbus in 35 minutes

 

You can drive 35 minutes from downtown Columbus and be on narrow "country" (am I allowed to use that term?) roads driving past massive farms and spotty cell service. That's pretty "country" to me. The below view is about a five minute drive from Buckeye Lake. 

 

 

The below view is less than a 30 minute drive from downtown Columbus and has very spotty cell service from my experience:

 

 

I'm not sure where you moved from so maybe it's a lot different than Central Ohio, but around here the transition from city/suburb to "country" happens in the blink of an eye because of how prevalent farming has been here for hundreds of years and how quickly the city is growing. 

8 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

 

You can drive 35 minutes from downtown Columbus and be on narrow "country" (am I allowed to use that term?) roads driving past massive farms and spotty cell service. That's pretty "country" to me. The below view is about a five minute drive from Buckeye Lake. 

 

 

The below view is less than a 30 minute drive from downtown Columbus and has very spotty cell service from my experience:

 

 

I'm not sure where you moved from so maybe it's a lot different than Central Ohio, but around here the transition from city/suburb to "country" happens in the blink of an eye because of how prevalent farming has been here for hundreds of years and how quickly the city is growing. 

That is something that’s always amused me when driving out of town—how quickly the scenery goes from city to open farmland. 

8 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

 

You can drive 35 minutes from downtown Columbus and be on narrow "country" (am I allowed to use that term?) roads driving past massive farms and spotty cell service. That's pretty "country" to me. The below view is about a five minute drive from Buckeye Lake. 

 

 

The below view is less than a 30 minute drive from downtown Columbus and has very spotty cell service from my experience:

 

 

I'm not sure where you moved from so maybe it's a lot different than Central Ohio, but around here the transition from city/suburb to "country" happens in the blink of an eye because of how prevalent farming has been here for hundreds of years and how quickly the city is growing. 

Eh, it's too close to a city to be "the country". There are very very few parts of Ohio that are actually "country". You're never far from a major highway and you're never far from a town with things outside of a few remote areas in the state. We have a fairly urban state here compared to most others.

24 minutes ago, VintageLife said:

What the hell does this even mean?? Haha 

 

it’s also rich coming from someone that probably hasn’t even been in certain areas of their house in a year because of how big it is 

Unless you’ve got uber privilege, you just wouldn’t understand :p

The lots are basically 1 house per acre - so poor people? What a BS statement. I live in a small south Clintonville home and I'm very connected to my community.

 

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"I don't think people really connect with a home where you don't have a decent front yard," said Hayes, whose nearly 5,900-square-foot home sits on about five acres.”

 

1 minute ago, TIm said:

Eh, it's too close to a city to be "the country". There are very very few parts of Ohio that are actually "country". You're never far from a major highway and you're never far from a town with things outside of a few remote areas in the state. We have a fairly urban state here compared to most others.

 

You have a very strange definition of country. Just look at the development patterns, land use, and utility availability. Are there housing developments, apartment complexes, or strip malls? No. Are there large farms covering 100s of acres? Yes. Do you have access to city water or cable? No. You are in the "country". Sure, you can get to a urban or suburban area relatively quickly, but that doesn't mean you aren't in a "country" area. 

 

Again, I don't know where you come from, but that's the way it is here. If you came here from the Boston-NYC-Philly-DC megalopolis, you are probably very confused about the concept of being able to go from city/suburb to country so quickly and easily. If you come from Nebraska, you probably think that what people define as being far from the city here is ridiculous compared to where you are from. 

 

25 minutes ago, amped91 said:

That is something that’s always amused me when driving out of town—how quickly the scenery goes from city to open farmland. 

 

Yea, drive down 33 toward Lancaster and it happens in the blink of an eye. 

55 minutes ago, Pablo said:

The lots are basically 1 house per acre - so poor people? What a BS statement. I live in a small south Clintonville home and I'm very connected to my community.

 

 

The "transients" thing was also very telling. Plus the "I'm a country girl" thing. I heard that out here the other day. It is code for we don't want people who are not like us coming here from Columbus and contaminating our community.

Edited April 24, 20232 yr by Toddguy
extra words-still half asleep here.

1 hour ago, cbussoccer said:

 

 

 

The below view is less than a 30 minute drive from downtown Columbus and has very spotty cell service from my experience:

 

 

I'm not sure where you moved from so maybe it's a lot different than Central Ohio, but around here the transition from city/suburb to "country" happens in the blink of an eye because of how prevalent farming has been here for hundreds of years and how quickly the city is growing. 

 

I remember the farm on the left used to be bad about letting their cattle onto the road, which is illegal in Ohio. That's Madison Township in Pickaway County which has very restrictive zoning especially for lots under 5 acres. The same effects of restrictive zoning can be seen in western Franklin County where the Big Darby Accord limits development in the watershed. If Downtown had stayed the locus of white-collar employment instead of moving to Dublin-Worthington-Westerville and the restrictive zoning that was developed in the '80s hadn't happened these townships might look just like Grove City. Neighboring Harrison Township is just as restrictive. These two townships have only eased up within the Rickenbacker JEDD.

 

But there is a word for this -- "semi-rural" instead of rural. If a rural area sees major economic benefits from being near a city it falls under that category. So you're not getting really rural until you're south and east of Circleville (it does not follow metro boundaries).

Edited April 24, 20232 yr by GCrites80s

23 minutes ago, GCrites80s said:

So you're not getting really rural until you're south and east of Circleville (it does not follow metro boundaries).

 

Which is still only about 35 minutes from downtown Columbus, without traffic of course. 

There are farm fields about a mile from Tuttle Mall. Where Bradley, Berlin and even Orange high schools are were farmed up until their inception. Rural is still very close to the core of the city.

There are farm fields on west campus and around Don Scott airport - is that rural?

3 hours ago, cbussoccer said:

 

You have a very strange definition of country. Just look at the development patterns, land use, and utility availability. Are there housing developments, apartment complexes, or strip malls? No. Are there large farms covering 100s of acres? Yes. Do you have access to city water or cable? No. You are in the "country". Sure, you can get to a urban or suburban area relatively quickly, but that doesn't mean you aren't in a "country" area. 

 

Again, I don't know where you come from, but that's the way it is here. If you came here from the Boston-NYC-Philly-DC megalopolis, you are probably very confused about the concept of being able to go from city/suburb to country so quickly and easily. If you come from Nebraska, you probably think that what people define as being far from the city here is ridiculous compared to where you are from. 

 

The biggest criteria to be living in "the country" would be if your grocery store is actually a Dollar General that isn't even near your house. If you can get to a real grocery store in under 20 to 30 minutes, it isn't the country at all.

 

Also presence of farms doesn't mean you're in the country, it just means you're near a farm.

Edited April 24, 20232 yr by TIm

1 minute ago, Pablo said:

There are farm fields on west campus and around Don Scott airport - is that rural?

Kind of a moot point because everyone knows those are owned by the university. 
 

My response was to mean Amlin about 5-10 years ago was VERY rural.

44 minutes ago, TIm said:

The biggest criteria to be living in "the country" would be if your grocery store is actually a Dollar General that isn't even near your house. If you can get to a real grocery store in under 20 to 30 minutes, it isn't the country at all.

 

 

 

Gas station the main provider of prepared foods. Hunt Brothers Pizza and/or Charley Biggs' Chicken N Sauce

12 minutes ago, GCrites80s said:

 

Gas station the main provider of prepared foods. Hunt Brothers Pizza and/or Charley Biggs' Chicken N Sauce

That's actual country living right there! Just because you can see corn doesn't mean you're in the country! Country living is actually horribly miserable unless you're very rich. You either live out there because you want to be away from people or you live out there because you don't have any other options.

2 hours ago, TIm said:

The biggest criteria to be living in "the country" would be if your grocery store is actually a Dollar General that isn't even near your house. If you can get to a real grocery store in under 20 to 30 minutes, it isn't the country at all.

 

Also presence of farms doesn't mean you're in the country, it just means you're near a farm.

I disagree in Ohio a grocery is fairly accessible within a half hour for most residents that live in rural areas or “the country.” In your scenario one would have to live only in Kansas, the Dakotas, Montana, West Texas, etc to be considered “country.”

 

That being said there are still dirt roads in Meigs County and they’re within 30 minutes of a grocery, so that’s not country!?

 

Carroll County, Ohio last I knew didn’t even have a true grocery store in the entire county and they’re still within a half hour of a Giant Eagle or Aldi.

 

Farms 100% indicate rural or country in my opinion and we’re not talking just a horse farm here, I’m talking 100+ acres which you could still find in much of Franklin County very recently. You have to go pretty far out from older cities like Cleveland, Cincinnati or Pittsburgh to get to them. Even to rural areas you’re getting out of the core county to get to those areas whereas they can still be found very much within its bounds(although that’s quickly changing).

I was the health inspector in Licking County for over three years. There are parts of Licking County that are close to an hour from a grocery store and it sin't even close to being the most rural county in Ohio. Why are they so far from a grocery store? Forests and curvy narrow roads, they're nowhere near any farm fields. 

 

And let's not confuse rural and country here, these are entirely different classifications of an area. There are 100+ acre lots for sale in Western Licking County right on the Franklin County border. Is that the country because it's a big piece of undeveloped property? It is not.

Edited April 24, 20232 yr by TIm

Many of those farms were preserved due to artificial factors such as zoning and the Big Darby Accord.

 

The only parts of Ohio that I know of where it is more than one mile between houses would be in the strip mine north of Zanesville and maybe somewhere in the Wayne National Forest.

5 minutes ago, TIm said:

There are parts of Licking County that are close to an hour from a grocery store

 

I'm going to need an example, because this seems impossible. It would only take about an hour to drive from one corner of Licking County to the opposite corner, and you'd have to pass a half dozen large grocery stores in the Newark-Heath area on your way there. The NE corner of Licking County is probably the most remote part of the county, and it's only a half hour drive to Newark.

7 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

 

I'm going to need an example, because this seems impossible. It would only take about an hour to drive from one corner of Licking County to the opposite corner, and you'd have to pass a half dozen large grocery stores in the Newark-Heath area on your way there. The NE corner of Licking County is probably the most remote part of the county, and it's only a half hour drive to Newark.

I've made the drive man, literally dozens of times. Not everyone up there lives near a road and Google Maps will take you down private access roads and dead ends that aren't actually open. It also isn't accounting for the fact that you'll be driving 10-15 MPH and not 55 like Google Maps thinks. Had a guy way out there who owned a food truck and he had to take a route like 35 minutes longer than the path of least resistance because his truck was too big to make some of the turns coming in from his normal direction. Would just park his truck at his friends in Hanover once the season started because it was such a huge pain to get it back home.

 

But if you're just going to be the "prove it" guy anytime I share my personal experiences and observations, I'll just refrain from sharing them.

Edited April 24, 20232 yr by TIm

17 minutes ago, TIm said:

Had a guy way out there who owned a food truck and he had to take a route like 35 minutes longer than the path of least resistance because his truck was too big to make some of the turns coming in from his normal direction. Would just park his truck at his friends in Hanover once the season started because it was such a huge pain to get it back home.

 

See he didn't actually live an hour plus from a grocery store. 

 

 

 

12 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

 

See he didn't actually live an hour plus from a grocery store. 

 

 

 

You are something else lol. If you read the statement, it said 35 minutes longer than his normal route. But I think we are done here. 

8 minutes ago, TIm said:

it said 35 minutes longer than his normal route

 

His normal route being what?

Delaware Addison Farms neighborhood growing with 62-acre expansion

 

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Cleveland-based real estate developer is expanding its footprint in central Ohio by constructing more than 150 homes on dozens of acres in Delaware.

 

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/delaware-county/delaware-addison-farms-neighborhood-growing-with-62-acre-expansion/

On 4/24/2023 at 7:29 AM, amped91 said:

Wtf. These quotes are gross. 
 

Housing development in Berkshire Township, Delaware County, to be decided on May 2 ballot

 

 

“Density perspective has become a contentious issue in central Ohio with the need for more housing, and voters in Berkshire Township, a growing community of about 2,500 in east-central Delaware County, will face a referendum about a proposed housing development on the May 2 primary ballot.
 

"I'm a country girl," Kim Hayes said. "I'm not against development. We welcome new neighbors. All we're asking is that it be done in a responsible way."

 

The development would create more traffic on country roads, create another burden for the Big Walnut School District and would essentially be "transient housing" because of the small lot sizes, she said.

 

"I don't think people really connect with a home where you don't have a decent front yard," said Hayes, whose nearly 5,900-square-foot home sits on about five acres.”

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/04/24/housing-development-in-berkshire-township-delaware-county-to-be-decided-by-may-2-referendum/70131691007/

👎🏼 A follow up:

 

'They don't want dense housing:' Berkshire voters reject proposed housing development

 

“Voters in Berkshire Township overwhelmingly rejected a proposed housing development that they called high-density and a potential burden on roads and schools in the central Delaware County area.

 

In unofficial results, 76% of voters cast no votes on the referendum that would have changed zoning for the property from institutional to residential. The existing zoning will continue to permit development such as a church, school or daycare facility. Voter turnout was about 22%.

 

Residents in the mostly rural, but growing, township had fought efforts to deny placement of a referendum on the ballot to allow voters to decide a zoning change that would permit Highland Realty Development of Columbus to build 91 homes on about 88 acres along Plumb and Dustin roads.
 

The Delaware County Board of Elections voted 3-1 earlier this year to deny the residents' referendum based, among other concerns, on incomplete ballot language on petitions used to gather signatures for the initiative. Residents fought that decision to the Ohio Supreme Court, which overturned the previous rulings and allowed the referendum to be placed on the ballot.“

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/05/03/residents-overwhelmingly-reject-housing-development-in-delaware-county/70175572007/

2 minutes ago, amped91 said:

👎🏼 A follow up:

 

'They don't want dense housing:' Berkshire voters reject proposed housing development

 

“Voters in Berkshire Township overwhelmingly rejected a proposed housing development that they called high-density and a potential burden on roads and schools in the central Delaware County area.

 

In unofficial results, 76% of voters cast no votes on the referendum that would have changed zoning for the property from institutional to residential. The existing zoning will continue to permit development such as a church, school or daycare facility. Voter turnout was about 22%.

 

Residents in the mostly rural, but growing, township had fought efforts to deny placement of a referendum on the ballot to allow voters to decide a zoning change that would permit Highland Realty Development of Columbus to build 91 homes on about 88 acres along Plumb and Dustin roads.
 

The Delaware County Board of Elections voted 3-1 earlier this year to deny the residents' referendum based, among other concerns, on incomplete ballot language on petitions used to gather signatures for the initiative. Residents fought that decision to the Ohio Supreme Court, which overturned the previous rulings and allowed the referendum to be placed on the ballot.“

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/05/03/residents-overwhelmingly-reject-housing-development-in-delaware-county/70175572007/

This one is just ridiculous. In what world is 91 homes on 88 acres "high density". That's like textbook suburban level density...

38 minutes ago, TIm said:

This one is just ridiculous. In what world is 91 homes on 88 acres "high density". That's like textbook suburban level density...

Well remember if you don’t have at least an acre you are riffraff and will destroy the area. You also aren’t country unless you have an acre. 

52 minutes ago, amped91 said:

would essentially be "transient housing" because of the small lot sizes, she said.

Is she out of her effing mind? Also I really object to this new term "transient housing" being applied. It is degrading and ridiculous. I guess wealthy people never rent and never move(along with "country girls" who live right outside one of the fastest growing major cities in the nation *eyeroll*.)  That pic also shows that wisdom does not necessarily come with age. 

 

*cause your typical "country girl" lives in a 5,900 square foot house. Right.

43 minutes ago, Toddguy said:

Is she out of her effing mind? Also I really object to this new term "transient housing" being applied. It is degrading and ridiculous. I guess wealthy people never rent and never move(along with "country girls" who live right outside one of the fastest growing major cities in the nation *eyeroll*.)  That pic also shows that wisdom does not necessarily come with age. 

 

*cause your typical "country girl" lives in a 5,900 square foot house. Right.

There is a stigma associated with multi-family that people do not understand. Even high end multi-family gets a bad rap. I know in a number of communities, beautiful high end apartment complexes have been proposed in single family neighborhoods and the residents have been up in arms.  These high end apartment complexes are Class A+ units with high end appliances and features. They are managed by top notch management agencies who seek to make a return for their owners. They are not about to mismanage the property so that if falls into disrepair.  Yet the fears of the communities like this are all essentially the same:

1) They fear that there will be a lot of renters bringing in a ton of additional children to burden the school system. 
 - The reality is  that most of the renters who rent in such higher end apartments are empty nesters who have downsized or are looking for a summer place to be back home. There are some transient renters who may move with families but very few additional children in the school system come from these types of units. Even so, many times, the school system needs more bodies because the community has already developed to a point where the school system is going to shrink without new development.

2) They fear that these units will end up being full of a bunch of mexican workers cramming 20 people and 6 kids into one bed apartments. This again is a ridiculous assertion because the management companies would never let this happen as they seek to keep it a high end complex and the rents and costs of such apartments will price most working class individuals out of the market. 

3) They complain that just because things are like that now does not mean 40 year from now things that wont be the case. As I remind them, in 40 years, they will likely be dead so they dont have to worry about the potential of that happening anyway. 

 

There are a lot of fear based assertions that come with such multi-family developments in bedroom suburbs. Yes, over the long term, these units will likely become affordable or more affordable than they start out, but as towns develop, that is a natural occurrence. It should not stop these developments from happening today because such high end developments like this open up an affordable spot for someone else further down the chain. 

 

Onyx+East starts building housing development in Lewis Center

 

"Onyx+East has started construction of its first residential development in Central Ohio.

 

The Indianapolis-based homebuilder recently broke ground on Greenery, a rental community featuring 121 homes in Lewis Center. The 37-acre site is located east of Columbus Pike and north of Shanahan Road.

 

The community has been designed to preserve over 50% of the property as open space, accessible by new trails and paths. A creek also runs through the middle of the development.

 

Greenery is the first development in Onyx+East's $125 million initial investment in Ohio. Onyx+East has more than 300 homes planned – including Haven, located in Upper Arlington."

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/06/08/onyxeast-greenery-housing-development-lewis-center.html

 

 

 

New Ohio To Erie Trail Section Opens In Sunbury

 

"On June 29, a new chapter was added to Ohio’s rich history of recreational amenities with the opening of a scenic bridge on the Sunbury Trail section of the Ohio to Erie Trail.

 

The Ohio to Erie Trail is a dedicated multi-use trail crossing Ohio from southwest to northeast, stretching over 326 miles of regional parks, nature preserves, and rural woodland. With the completion of this new Sunbury Trail section, the trail is roughly 85% complete. The trail, named after its endpoints, extends from the Ohio River at Cincinnati to Lake Erie at Cleveland, integrating former rail trails and multi-use trails into a dedicated route.

 

The Sunbury trail section begins at Cherry Street and extends over the Big Walnut Creek, providing picturesque views of the surrounding landscape. The highlight of this new section is the former Sunbury railroad bridge, which has been transformed into a pedestrian path. The bridge features built-in scenic overlooks, allowing trail users to pause and take in the stunning views above Big Walnut Creek."

 

https://1808delaware.com/history-tourism/new-ohio-to-erie-trail-section-opens-in-sunbury/

 

 

Delaware County's Berlin Business Park to span three developments on 1,800 acres
 

 

“A massive mixed-use project spanning nearly 1,800 acres across three separate developments in Delaware County is starting to make progress.

 

Tentatively named Berlin Business Park, the project aims to create shovel-ready sites to spur development on the main east-west artery of Delaware County.

 

General uses for the park include light industrial and commercial, as well as residential, professional office and retail amenities. Some portions of the park might also include a mix of residential and commercial.
 

Along with zoning, the county also is in the midst of infrastructure improvements in and around the sites. That includes a new sewer pump station that will be operational this month and a 1.4-million-gallon water tower that is being constructed by Del-Co Water. The new water tower is expected to come online at the end of 2024.“

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/08/14/delaware-county-1800-acre-berlin-business-park.html

 

Infrastructure work continues and the first few structures have began to rise at the southeast corner of St Rt 23 and Shanahan Road on a new 400 unit townhome development 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/olentangy-valley/2021/08/31/orange-township-400-unit-townhome-development-coming-route-23-shanahan-road/5674691001/

 

 

I ran across a wrap-up of Harlem Township (Galena area) Zoning Commission meeting notes from the second half of 2023 a few minutes ago...

 

Thought these two quotes had some interesting nuggets:

 

"Licking County has a public group that is helping organize their response to Intel development,” minutes from that meeting read. “It’s called Framework Licking County. Delaware County has nothing to compare. …We are working on another (industrial) overlay district that will cover the eastern edge of the township, from the dogleg on Evans Road up to the top corner of the township. Route 37 will be developed way beyond anyone’s expectations. There is definitely going to be a major Connector between Johnstown and Sunbury to get people over to Interstate-71, over to Route 161 and Route 62… Much of this pressure is driven by New Albany.”

 

"It was reported the “Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) is working on the third overlay district along County Line Road, from the north end of the township down to Innis Road.” Also discussed was “the growth of Monroe Township as a whole, and future bypasses around Sunbury and Johnstown.”

 

 

8 hours ago, Luvcbus said:

 

I ran across a wrap-up of Harlem Township (Galena area) Zoning Commission meeting notes from the second half of 2023 a few minutes ago...

 

Thought these two quotes had some interesting nuggets:

 

"Licking County has a public group that is helping organize their response to Intel development,” minutes from that meeting read. “It’s called Framework Licking County. Delaware County has nothing to compare. …We are working on another (industrial) overlay district that will cover the eastern edge of the township, from the dogleg on Evans Road up to the top corner of the township. Route 37 will be developed way beyond anyone’s expectations. There is definitely going to be a major Connector between Johnstown and Sunbury to get people over to Interstate-71, over to Route 161 and Route 62… Much of this pressure is driven by New Albany.”

 

"It was reported the “Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) is working on the third overlay district along County Line Road, from the north end of the township down to Innis Road.” Also discussed was “the growth of Monroe Township as a whole, and future bypasses around Sunbury and Johnstown.”

 

 

Oh man, I have to imagine there are people in Delaware County who would hate to hear that Licking County might be doing something better than them.

The west side of Sunbury has been blowing up with development. That will be sure to continue as it and Delaware continue to race toward each other. Especially with the new Sunbury Parkway with its new exit from 71.

 

Something I noticed happened over the summer is Sunbury rezoned to light industrial over 1,300 acres of farm land on its near-east side that it annexed. Now, AWS has announced it will be part of that business park, now named Sunbury Business and Technology Park. $2 billion, but not starting until 2028 with construction. I'm sure a lot of infrastructure work needs completed first. It's part of their previously announced $7.8 billion expansion in Central Ohio.

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/11/21/amazon-web-services-data-center-campus-sunbury.html

 

Across the street Miller Farms is well underway with over 300 home sites in Galena. Greyland Estates is just east of Sunbury and they're about to start on phases 2 and 3 adding 50 or so high end houses. Now we start to see Sunbury race east toward Johnstown.

 

"The Columbus Department of Public Utilities is building the Home Road Water Plant and transmission mains to prepare for the growing need for clean, safe drinking water in central Ohio. The improvements will provide additional treatment capacity, increased reliability and relief to the three existing Columbus water plants. The new water plant will be built along the Scioto River near the corner of Home and Dublin roads in southern Delaware County. Water transmission mains will connect the new plant to the Columbus water distribution system near the Blazer Parkway area at Frantz Road and Parkcenter Avenue and other strategic areas in northwest Columbus."

 

https://www.dispatch.com/