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Council approves two school expansions

HilliardAug 25, 20252 min read

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Council voted 5-0 to authorize conditional uses for a new 70,613-square-foot Beacon Elementary School and a 20,613-square-foot preschool addition at Norwich Elementary.

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The approvals allow both school projects to proceed through the city's site-specific zoning process. Council also approved a Grant Street right-of-way vacation, updated rules for the Shade Tree Commission and Recreation and Parks Advisory Committee, and funding for repairs to the Joint Safety Services building parking lot.

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Authorized the conditional use for a new 70,613-square-foot Beacon Elementary School at 3600 Lacon Road by a 5-0 vote.
Authorized the conditional use for a 20,613-square-foot preschool addition at Norwich Elementary School, 4454 Davidson Road, by a 5-0 vote.
Approved vacation of approximately 0.087 acres of Grant Street right-of-way in support of the Tortilla Holdings LLC property development by a 5-0 vote.
Amended city ordinances concerning the Shade Tree Commission and Recreation and Parks Advisory Committee by a 5-0 vote.
Authorized an agreement and expenditure for repairs to the Joint Safety Services building parking lot, with costs shared with Norwich Township, by a 5-0 vote.

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