By John Kiesewetter
The Cincinnati Enquirer
LIBERTY TWP. - Angry residents who live in both Monroe and Liberty Township say they want to explore de-annexing their subdivision from the city.
"We don't want to be blindsided by Monroe again," said Tom Doty, a resident of Lee Meadows/Country Estates, part of the township annexed by Monroe in the 1970s.
Earlier this month, approximately 300 homeowners were not informed by Monroe City Council that it planned to request the transfer of the subdivision from Liberty Township to nearby Lemon Township at its Feb. 10 meeting.
Residents learned of the plan from newspaper reports and Liberty Township trustees.
Monroe tabled the issue on Feb. 10 after the controversy erupted. On Tuesday, about two dozen Lee Meadows/Country Estates residents asked Liberty Township trustees for help removing themselves from Monroe. Trustees promised to research the issue and report back to them.
E-mail jkiesewetter@enquirer.com
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