Opposition to Annexation

On May 28, 1970, Dr. Martin L. Stahl voiced opposition to the latest efforts by the Columbus City School District to annex suburban school properties. If the state board of education had approved the effort, only 40 students would be transferred from South-Western to Columbus but $1.5 million in tax revenue would be lost. Columbus wanted the $22 million of commercial and industrial land on the westside which was the life blood of the suburban district.