SHAWNEE OVH LAWSUIT

IN SOUTHEAST OHIO, A LAWSUIT FILED OVER THE REHABILITATION OF A HISTORIC CITY BUILDING HAS BEEN DROPPED. 
SHAWNEE'S OLD VILLAGE HALL HAS A RICH HISTORY IN PERRY COUNTY DATING BACK TO 1908 WITH AN ADJACENT FORMER JAIL NEXT DOOR DATING BACK TO 1889. THE ATHENS MESSENGER REPORTS THAT BLACK DIAMOND DEVELOPMENT SUED THE HALL'S OWNER BACK IN 2025 CLAIMING THE PROPERTY WAS A NUISANCE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER OF COLLAPSE. THE SUIT CLAIMED IT IMPEDED THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO RESTORE THE JAIL NEXT DOOR. WHILE THE SUIT WAS DROPPED THIS WEEK, THE DEVELOPER AND THE VILLAGE REMAIN AT ODDS WITH A WATER-SEWER LAWSUIT PENDING OVER A NEARBY TINY HOME DEVELOPMENT.