Enough signatures collected for special election to rezone TJX location
Zoning changes approved for a TJX project in Lordstown will now be up to the people who live there.
LORDSTOWN, Ohio - Zoning changes approved for a TJX project in Lordstown will now be up to the people who live there.
A group that is opposed to the zone changes collected more than 1,000 valid signatures to make it onto the ballot for a special election.
Nearby property owners have expressed their concerns about noise, lights, traffic and possible water runoff from a future TJX Distribution Center site.
However, TJX is offering a buffer zone of 100 to 130 acres of land between where the distribution center would be built and nearby residential property.
During a press conference Monday, Valley Congressman Tim Ryan said the land would be donated to the MetroParks or the Western Reserve Land Conservancy so that the open field and wooded areas that lead up to homeowner's properties remain intact.
The Trumbull County Board of Elections has validated the signatures.
The special vote will now take place August 21st.
