The New City of ETNA, Ohio

The Pataskala Comprehensive Master Plan dated September 18, 2006 includes the following statement in the background information:

"Facing strong development pressures from these western municipalities [Reynoldsburg and Columbus], the Village of Pataskala and Lima Township determined they had three future interests in common."

That statement has always bothered me. I think the Village of Pataskala needed a few more people to reach the 5,000 mark to allow it to become a city. So, using the fear of aggression from the west, the citizens of Lima township voted to become the city of Pataskala.

Now there is talk that the Lima township area is no longer needed because they are not voting for additional Pataskala city taxes.

I say the city of Pataskala was a bad idea. The place for a new city is Etna!

Etna has the I70 and old US40 access. Pataskala has a severley restricted St. Rt 16 and St. Rt. 310. Etna has room to grow in all directions. It has a well established industrial park. Lets preserve Pataskala village like the people of Pikerington preserved "Old Picktown".

It would be a beautiful thing to have Lima Township back and Pataskala as part of the city of Etna. No more 35MPH speed limits in Lima township.