Delaware
Today in Delaware County history, June 4
100 Years Ago, 1924: Following mad dog scares in different parts of the county, Mayor Turner has communicated with the Bureau of Animal Industry, State Department of Agriculture, making inquiry as to just what the laws are concerning dogs running at large. He has received the information that the payment of a state license for a dog is no more than registration of ownership and carries with it little or no privileges permitting dogs on streets or highways unless they are in personal charge of their owners.
75 Years Ago, 1949: The Ford Motor Co. plant in Chester will reopen at midnight Tuesday after being idled for more than four weeks by a strike at the company’s huge River Rouge plant. William D. Singleton, plant manager, announced that the 1,485 workers who were laid off would be completely recalled with full crews beginning work at midnight Tuesday.
50 Years Ago, 1974: When members of Chester High School’s Class of 1974 receive their diplomas at 6:30 tonight at Sun Chester in Chester Township, they will at once become members of an exclusive fraternity which took root in this community a century ago. The 595 graduating seniors will be the 100th and ironically the last class to graduate from Chester High School as it is now known. In September, the Greystone building at Ninth and Fulton streets will surrender all but its memories to a new $22-million seat of secondary education currently under construction two blocks away at Ninth and Barclay streets.
25 Years Ago, 1999: A soft drink company has approached the Aldan Recreation Board with a proposal to provide a scoreboard for Schwenke Field, free of cost, in exchange for the borough’s agreeing to sell only the company’s product in the ballfield snack bar. The scoreboard would contain the company’s logo. Council President Joseph McCollian said he’s not in favor of the idea. “I like ‘free,’ but I don’t like commercializing the field with a sign with advertising,” he said.
10 Years Ago, 2014: A prep school graduate who allegedly led the so-called Main Line Take Over Project has pleaded not guilty to charges he peddled marijuana and cocaine via the drug ring to college and high school students. The 25-year-old, who remains in Montgomery County jail in lieu of $1 million bail, previously worked at a medical marijuana dispensary while living in California. He was one of 11 people arrested in April when the alleged drug operation was dismantled by county detectives.
— COLIN AINSWORTH
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio — People in Delaware County said it feels like new housing developments are popping up on every corner.
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“What haven’t you noticed, right? The whole area just exploded,” said Scott Shonebarger.
Scott Sanders, the executive director of the Regional Planning Commission, said companies like Intel and other industries are a main driver for thousands of people moving to Delaware County.
With the big boom comes an urgent need for more housing.
John Wicks is the developer at Real Property Design and Development.
He has spent over a decade building homes for families in Delaware County.
Wicks said the Olentangy School District is one of the hottest spots for new homes.
“I started with one high school up until the 90s, then now we’re up to four up to five different high schools so it’s just a big draw,” said Wicks. “It’s a beautiful community.”
The district has grown into the fourth largest in Ohio with a new elementary school opening next year, and a fifth high school in 2028.
Wicks said the growth has presented some challenges over the years like labor shortage and some opposition.
“It’s become a big issue for a lot of people that live in and around these areas. They tend to oppose new growth and new development, so restrictions have gotten a little bit harder. Costs have obviously gone up over the last 20 years,” said Wicks.
The planning commission says between 275,000 and 350,000 people could call Delaware County home by 2040.
That’s up from 214,000 in 2020.
Scott Shonebarger said he supports growth but wonders when is enough.
“I mean to a certain extent I think you know at some point right you have to have some sort of boundaries I think, getting into the fact that now you have five high schools,” said Shonebarger. “What’s the limit?”
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, shot and killed a 19-year-old man Wednesday night.
The incident happened in a residential area near 24th and Jessup streets just after 11 p.m., Wilmington police said in a news release. The person who was shot has not been publicly identified.
Officers were monitoring a large crowd gathered outside when they saw a man exit a home with a handgun and point it toward the crowd, police say.
When officers approached the man, he ran away and a foot pursuit began, police say.
At some point in the chase, an officer fired their weapon and hit the 19-year-old. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police say they recovered a loaded gun from the man and that the officer was not injured.
Video filmed at the scene shows a crowd of residents gathered outside after the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with more information to come forward. The shooting is under investigation by the Delaware Department of Justice and Wilmington police.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura announced Wednesday that she will lead a new corporate law institute at the Wilmington University Farnan School of Law.
She will step down from the bench of Delaware’s highest court in late July, after choosing not to seek reappointment at the end of her 12-year term. She revealed her plans for the next phase of her legal career in a special session of the court in Wilmington.
As well as joining the Wilmington University law school faculty, Valihura will be the founding director of the school’s new Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. …
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