May 22, 2024

LICKING CO LAND


JUST NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS, THERE'S A LAND DISPUTE IN LICKING COUNTY. 
THE LAND WAS HELD IN A TRUST OF A FORMER BRIGADIER GENERAL. THE PERRY L. MILES TRUST WANTED TO SELL THE LAND TO THE LICKING PARK DISTRICT. BUT THE DESCENDANTS OF THE MILES FAMILY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF JOHNSTOWN AND THE JOHNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT INTERVENED SAYING THE GENERAL'S WILL SAYS THE LAND COULD ALSO GO TO THEM. AFTER A JUDGE RULED AGAINST THE CITY, AN APPEAL WAS FILED LAST WEEK TO PREVENT ANY SALE OF THE 70 ACRES THERE.


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