Salem v. Columbiana Cty. Bd. of Cmmrs.

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 579

Syllabus

Annexation; R.C. 709.033(A); where a road is owned by a municipality rather than a property owner, that road does not automatically follow the property into annexation unless that municipality agrees to the annexation of its property; the contiguous requirement is not met; annexation will create an island where significant confusion will result, a road maintenance issue created where ownership of a single road is fragmented in a manner that would cause confusion as to emergency service response and road maintenance.