Clintonville Area Commission

Clintonville Area Commission Election Notice –  Election Day is August 23, 2025

The 2025 CAC election will take place on Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 10 am – 2 pm, at Whetstone Library, 3909 N. Hight St., Columbus OH 43214.  Early voting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 19, 2025, from 6 pm – 8 pm, also at Whetstone Library.

The 2025 CAC Election will include the election for District 3. The following candidates have been certified to appear on the ballot:

Tom Albanese

Will Klatt

Joel Ronschke

Jordan Ticknor

Voters must present photo identification and evidence of place of residence in District 3 and age OR a signed statement that they are 18 years of age or older and currently reside at a stated address within District 3.

The boundaries for District 3 are:

District 3: Bounded on the south by the center line of Weber Road, on the east by the railroad tracks just east of Indianola, on the north by the center line of Oakland Park Avenue, and on the west by the center line of High Street.

The elections for Districts 2 (Special Election), 6, and 8 have been cancelled because each of these districts had one certified petition candidate and no write-in candidate.  Under the CAC Election Rules, if there is only one certified petition candidate for a single district, and there are no write-in candidates for that district, the petition candidate will be declared the winner.  The winners of Districts 2 (Special Election), 6, and 8 are:

District 2: Brenda Arnold (16-month term beginning September 2025)

District 6:  Mark Moritz

District 8:  Joshua Hively

Congratulations to the District 2, 6, and 9 winners!  District 3 residents – please come out to vote!

07-2025 CAC Meeting Agenda REVISED

7:00 Call to order, Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance, Approval of Agenda – Chair Boulton or Vice Chair Lada

7:05 District Updates – all commissioners

7:10 Approval of Past Meeting Minutes – Commissioner Moritz

7:10 Treasurer’s Report – Commissioner Miller

7:15 Election Report – Chair Doll

7:20 Update from City of Columbus – Representatives from Department of Neighborhoods, City Council, Columbus Police Department, Columbus Fire Department and City Attorney’s Office may be in attendance.

7:30 Sustainable Columbus – Brooke White

7:45 The Compost Exchange – Darien Blackwell

7:50 AEP – Nala Kovach to discuss upcoming AEP rate changes.

8:00 CAC Zoning & Variance Committee – Chair Hardwick

1. BZA25-051, 260 W. Kenworth Rd. To construct a garage addition, the applicant seeks a variance to increase the area of an attached garage from 720 square feet to 968 square feet.

2. BZA25-055, 21 Richards Road. To construct a 540 square foot room addition on the rear of the house, the applicant seeks three variances.

8:20 Update from Columbus Gas on Project

8:30 Public Comment

8:55 Adjourn – The next CAC meeting is at 7:00PM on August 7th, 2025 at the Whetstone Library

If the idea of advocating on behalf of your community and working with the City of Columbus sounds like something you’d like to do, then run for a Clintonville Area Commission seat in the upcoming 2025 Election!

Candidate Petition Packets are now available. The 2025 Election will include the General Election for Districts 3, 6, 8, and a Special Election for the seat currently open in District 2.

The winners of the District 3,6, and 8 elections will serve a 3-year term beginning in January 2026. The winner of the District 2 special election will serve a 16-month term, from September 2025 – December 2026, and is eligible to run for re-election at the 2026 Election in August 2026 for a full 3-year term.

Boundaries for Districts:
District 2 (Special Election): Bounded on the south by the Glen Echo Ravine, on the east by the
center line of High Street, on the north by the center line of Orchard Lane, and on the west by the
Olentangy River.

District 3: Bounded on the south by the center line of Weber Road, on the east by the railroad
tracks just east of Indianola, on the north by the center line of Oakland Park Avenue, and on the
west by the center line of High Street.

District 6: Bounded on the south by the center line of Hollenback Drive and its westward
projection, on the east by the center line of High Street, on the north by the Columbus city limits
and its eastward projection and on the west by the Olentangy River.

District 8: Bounded on the south by the center line of Garden Road, on the east by the railroad
tracks just east of Indianola, on the north by the south line of the State Schools for the Deaf and
Blind and the center line of Georgetown Drive and its westward projection, and on the west by
the center line of High Street.

If you are interested in running for a seat, please pick up a printed Candidate Petition Packet at the front desk of Whetstone Library beginning on June 9th.

Candidates will have until July 14th to collect the required number of signatures and submit a complete Candidate Petition Packet. Election Day is Saturday, August 23.