The undersigned residents, property owners, taxpayers, and community members respectfully request that Heath City Council deny the Heath Hills proposal in its current form or require significant modifications before approval.

This petition is not opposition to growth. It is opposition to growth that transfers long-term costs and risks to residents and neighbors.

OUR CONCERNS

INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE
Residents and public officials have repeatedly raised concerns regarding traffic volume, road capacity, utilities, stormwater management, emergency services, and the pace of growth relative to existing infrastructure.

 Residents deserve confidence that infrastructure planning will keep pace with development rather than requiring communities to react after problems emerge.

LONG-TERM TAXPAYER BURDEN
While new development generates tax revenue, it also creates long-term costs. Additional residents require roads, utilities, maintenance, public safety services, parks, and other municipal investments. As expectations increase, so do expenditures.

Residents are concerned that future costs associated with growth may ultimately be passed on through higher taxes, levies, assessments, or public spending obligations long after the developer has completed the project and moved on.  Residents should not be placed in a position where existing services are reduced, delayed, or underfunded in order to accommodate growth that primarily benefits a private developer.

SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPACT
The value of this development is closely tied to access to the Granville School District. Public reporting indicates the project could generate hundreds of additional students and place significant pressure on school facilities, staffing, transportation, and future funding needs.

If school quality and reputation are being used to support premium home pricing, then the long-term sustainability of that school district should be a central consideration in the approval process.

COMMUNITY CHARACTER AND AFFORDABILITY
Many residents chose Heath because it offers a different lifestyle and level of affordability than higher-priced suburban growth markets.

The proposed development introduces a significantly higher price point than the existing Heath housing market. Residents are concerned that developments of this scale and price point will gradually change the affordability, character, and accessibility of the community, making it more difficult for young families, first-time buyers, and longtime residents to remain in or return to Heath.

OUR REQUESTS

If Heath City Council chooses not to deny the proposal, we respectfully request that Council:

• Require a substantial reduction in density.

• Negotiate a meaningful Community Impact Agreement with the developer to address school, infrastructure, and taxpayer impacts.

• Require transparent plans and funding mechanisms for roads, utilities, and public services before approval.

• Ensure that the long-term costs of growth are not disproportionately shifted onto existing residents and neighboring communities.

• Consider phasing development in a manner that allows infrastructure and community services to keep pace with growth.

Growth should be responsible, sustainable, and fair to both current residents and future homeowners.

Respectfully submitted,

The Undersigned Residents, Property Owners, and Taxpayers

*This petition is to show disapproval of an idea before a council vote, as a public awareness tool. This is not a petition for the legal process for placing an issue on the ballot. 

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