Friday, August 06, 1999
State full of Unions could lose 1 in Butler
BY MICHAEL D. CLARK
The Cincinnati Enquirer
UNION TOWNSHIP — Some in this Butler County community want to turn in their “Union” membership.
The proposed secession from the Unions isn't a rebellion. Trustees of Union Township are tired of being confused with Union Townships in Clermont and Warren counties, not to mention 26 other Union Townships in Ohio alone.
Often, the township gets deliveries, mail or bills meant for other Union Townships. People have shown up in the Butler community's courts confused as to which Union Township they were required to report to.
Residents would like to be called West Chester — which is what many call their area.
“It would reduce confusion,” said Union Township Trustee Catherine Stoker. “I hope to be a West Chester Township Trustee.”
Ms. Stoker said the issue has been raised before, including in petition drives that collected thousands of names in favor of changing to West Chester. But she's now proposing that the change be put on the ballot for a referendum she's sure would pass.
“I haven't heard anyone who is against changing our name to West Chester Township,” she said, adding that the change wouldn't involve incorporation or new taxes.
However, the deadline for the November election has passed, said Union Township Administrator David Gully, meaning the issue will have to wait until the March 2000 ballot.
Lauren Burns is eager to change the name.
When Ms. Burns moved to Union Township from Oklahoma two years ago, she was often confused by longtime residents who use Union Township and West Chester interchangeably.
“I'd tell people I live in Union Township and they'd say no, I live in West Chester.”
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