Background In 2001 over 12,000 Central Ohio residents signed a petition saying they wanted a vote at the ballot box in the City of Columbus on a moratorium to stop new City sewer and water service into the Big Darby Watershed. In October of 2001 the Franklin County Board of Elections certified…

Thousands of Columbus voters signed petitions in 2001 demanding a vote on the issue of sprawl in the Darby Watershed. In October 2001 Columbus City Council said we would get to vote on this issue on May 7. In February, Columbus City Clerk Timothy McSweeney refused to certify PEER’s petitions to…

I do not have personal knowledge of the facts regarding an “alliance” between Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan on trade issues. Since I don’t have anything to offer on the facts of this matter, I won’t try to dispute whether such an alleged alliance actually existed. Even if the “alliance” Mr. Bellow…

These are excerpts from a speech delivered at a Columbus Metropolitan Club Luncheon Debate on Wednesday, March 29, 2000. Presenting the Refuge Opposition perspective was Madison County Commissioner David Dhume. Hello, my name is Paul Dumouchelle. I am Secretary of Darby Creek Association, a local…