Pickerington Area Taxpayers Alliance

What a joke.

If the developers think this is the way to intimidate the new administration then they are in for a real eye-opener.

Judge Conner is merely the first hurdle in this lawsuit. The appelate court will definitely be hearing this case if the builders win.

However, I'd like to point out that pre-annexation agreements have been ruled illegal and the Attorney General has stated that moratoriums are an effective manner for controlling growth. I'd also like to say that Hudson Ohio has already fought a lot of these same battles for us and they came out on top.

If per-chance this all fails for some unforseen reason and the moratorium is overturned, months down the road then there are a lot more ways we can control our growth than through moratoriums.

Law suit flawed

Clearly the ordinance that was passed by council was flawed. This appears to me to be grounds to dismiss Law Director Mapes for incompetence. Clearly you can't call for a moratoruium without a reason. They were suppose to hire a planner to give them that reason. That is stated right in the ordinance. The out going council set the new council up.

Please keep in mind that both Hudson Ohio and Granville Ohio fought more than one battle with the builders. If the current law suit seems to have some teeth in it the new governemnt will settle out of court and do it right the next time. I am told that the now council members are working right now to get it right and they haven't been sworn in yet.



By Marvin