Aug. 23—An effort to grant Huber Heights voters a say whether the city moves forward with the annexation of nearly 300 acres of Bethel Twp. land has fallen short after a political group failed to collect the required number of signatures for its referendum petition.
The political action committee, named the Huber Heights Committee: Building a Better Community with Neighbors, submitted a total of 80 petitions to the Montgomery County Board of Elections on Wednesday.
According to a preliminary count, the number of signatures collected within the petitions totals 1,147, according to public records obtained by Dayton Daily News.
The Montgomery County BOE stipulates the minimum number of required signatures for this referendum is 2,122.
The resident-run PAC was created by Kevin Carter, Daniel White, Joshua King, Leslie Mosley and Steven Zbinden.
Carter said earlier this week the point of the proposed referendum was to allow voters to weigh in on what has been a contested annexation process instead of giving city council sole discretion of approval.
Council passed a resolution in July approving annexation of the land in question — which lies immediately north of the Carriage Trails subdivision in southern Miami County, just south of U.S. 40 and west of Brandt Pike (Ohio 201).
The move is the first step in a broader project to expand the Carriage Trails neighborhood, with hundreds of new homes and apartments planned.
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