Annexation Update Reedited

Who Benefits? First published on 7/29/13

Wilmington City Council is being asked and will probably grant annexation to The McMahan's Mobile Home Park (MHP) on 134 South.

The Ohio EPA has condemned the parks sewer disposal system and they need to be in the city to use the city treatment plant. The park will be required to install the sewer line from Davids Dr. to their property.

Not only will McMahans receive sewer service they will also cut their present city water costs by 50% by being in the city............

Latest information.

• Since 2004 the city has paid Union Township over $106,000 in compensation for annexed property. For the first three years after the air park was annexed the total was $82,000
• Due to the annexation the cost of maintaining Airborne Rd. will be is transferred from the county to the city.

• Land to be annexed and its tax payment.

City Reservoirs – tax exempt

Port Authority's east runway – 480 acres tax exempt

Port Authority Jenkins Rd. 135 acres $1,786

Port Authority Jenkins Rd. 35 acres $646

Port Authority Airborne Rd. 135 ares $2062

Wilmington College Jenkins Rd. 72 acres $2776

McMahan's MHP 73 acres $13,026

McMahan's MHP 107 acres $1,229

These taxes will change very little as a result of annexation.

The distribution of a small portion of tax money will be redirected.

At 8.35 mills the city will gain $3,700 and at 1.2 mills Union Twp. will lose $540.

The primary annexation applicant claims that time constraints require that the process must be rushed through because the EPA requires fast action on the sewer problem.

This blogger believes that haste make for a flawed and incomplete deliberative process by council. Because of this I asked the OEPA for their time line. Below is the response.

Mr. Hunter,

In response to request for more information about the McMahan’s Mobile Home Park in Clinton County, I wanted to share the following information with you.

McMahan’s mobile home park has a wastewater discharge permit that includes a compliance schedule for wastewater treatment improvements.  The compliance schedule requires a permit to install for wastewater improvements be submitted to Ohio EPA by February 1st , 2014.  Construction of these wastewater improvements and compliance with effluent limitations is required to be completed by February 1st, 2015.

Mr.Ware of this office would be able to provide you with more detailed information and he will be in the office on Tuesday, August 6th.  Should you require more information, his phone number is 937-285-6098.

Thank you for your request. I hope this information is useful to you.

Sincerely, Joe Miller Environmental Supervisor Ohio EPA