BATAVIA, Ohio — Clermont County commissioners voted 2-1 last week to move forward with a Washington Township request to vacate part of Big Indian Road, over the objection of a commissioner who wanted to wait for a related court appeal to be resolved first.
The Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 116-26 on July 22, acknowledging a resolution from Washington Township trustees requesting the closure of a section of Big Indian Road, designated T-33, according to county meeting minutes. The action sets a site viewing for Aug. 18 at 9 a.m. and a public hearing for Aug. 19 at 11 a.m., both at the commissioners’ office, 101 E. Main St. in Batavia.
Commissioner Claire Corcoran cast the dissenting vote, saying she believed the board should wait until an appeal tied to a prior lawsuit involving a property owner was resolved before proceeding with the vacation, the minutes said. Commissioner David Painter and County Prosecuting Attorney Brian Shrive discussed the earlier lawsuit during the meeting, and Shrive told the board an appeal in the case had been filed the previous week, according to the minutes.
Washington Township trustees adopted a resolution July 1 requesting the road closure, which commissioners received July 8, the minutes said.
In other business, commissioners approved a final settlement in a lawsuit the county had filed against Norlyn Properties LLC, Clermont County Common Pleas Case No. 2025 CVH 00324. The board authorized Commissioner Bonnie Batchler, the board’s president, to sign the settlement and release of claims, and approved paying $2,500 while releasing $18,610 that had been on deposit with the clerk of courts — a total of $21,110 to be drawn from the county’s wastewater capital improvement fund, according to the minutes.
Also during the July 22 session, commissioners executed a memorandum of understanding with Clermont County Family and Children First covering reimbursement for state-funded youth and family programs in state fiscal year 2027, and authorized a letter of support for a Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services grant application seeking federal funding for substance abuse treatment and workforce support programs.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Clermont County Board of Commissioners.