Gary Budzak

Westerville

Assistant Editor at Delaware Gazette

Managing Editor, The Sunbury News

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City appoints new chief of police

1 week ago | delgazette.com | Gary Budzak

WESTERVILLE — City Council unanimously voted to confirm the appointment of Holly Murchland to be Westerville’s chief of police on Tuesday. Murchland had been the acting chief of police since November 2024. She has been the Westerville Division of Police assistant chief for more than six years and has supervised all the bureaus within WPD — Patrol, Investigative Services, and Community and Professional Services.
Africa Road project causes closure

1 week ago | delgazette.com | Gary Budzak

WESTERVILLE — Delaware County commuters into the city will notice Africa Road was blocked off past Polaris Parkway this week. Drivers could still turn onto Polaris Parkway; they just couldn’t continue southbound on Africa from the intersection. However, drivers could still turn right onto Polaris and then turn left to go into Westar.
Factory expanding in Sunbury

1 week ago | delgazette.com | Gary Budzak

SUNBURY — Residents may have noticed cranes in the city when they drove along state Route 3 in recent days. That’s because Ohashi is undergoing a 20,000-square-foot expansion and renovation of its existing facility. The company said it is investing more than $11 million on the expansion, which “will increase production capacity and create 20 new jobs.” The build at 99 and 111 Burrer Drive should be completed by year’s end. Ohashi Technica U.S.A. Manufacturing Inc.
Four-story apartment building OK’d

2 weeks ago | delgazette.com | Gary Budzak

DELAWARE — The Berkshire Lofts subdivision was among the plans approved by the Delaware County Regional Planning Commission in recent months. Here’s highlights from selected meetings. • “Berkshire Lofts is a multi-family residential subdivision to be built on a new 6.061-acre buildable lot that is currently vacant,” said the DCRPC minutes for the meeting on Feb. 27.
BW approves five-year forecast

2 weeks ago | delgazette.com | Gary Budzak

SUNBURY — The Big Walnut Board of Education unanimously approved the district’s latest five-year forecast at its meeting on May 19, prior to the May 31 deadline established by the state. The passage came while districtadministration spent much time at the past two school board meetings discussing school. School funding concerns were also the main topic of discussion during the public comment portion of the meetings.
Genoa Twp. roundabout wrapping up

2 weeks ago | delgazette.com | Gary Budzak

WESTERVILLE — Travel has just gotten easier in Genoa and Berkshire townships as work on a peanut-shaped roundabout wraps up at the intersection of Worthington and Lewis Center roads. The $3.3 million project is slated for June to August, according to the Delaware County Engineer’s 2025-2026 Road Construction Guide. Detour and construction ahead signs are still near the site, saying open to local traffic.
Ashley adopts animal ordinance

2 weeks ago | delgazette.com | Gary Budzak

It’s been a while since we’ve updated readers on what’s going on in the village of Ashley. In no particular order:• An animal ordinance was approved on March 4 by the Village Council. Section two dealt with harboring animals. “No person shall own, keep, or harbor any exotic animal… or… venomous snake or other venomous animal within the village corporation,” the legislation read.
Orange Twp. rewriting its zoning code

3 weeks ago | delgazette.com | Gary Budzak

LEWIS CENTER — Orange Township’s Zoning Commission has been extremely active in the first quarter of 2025, and here is a summary of actions taken from its meeting minutes. • The commission’s first meeting of the year was on Jan. 7. After electing officers, it heard old business where a subarea of Evans Farm Epcon requested a change to “allow townhomes and duplexes to be mixed into one condominium community with single-family ranch condominium dwellings” at 4948 S. Old State Road, Lewis Center.
Class of 2025 graduates from BWHS

3 weeks ago | delgazette.com | Gary Budzak

SUNBURY — The Big Walnut High School graduation for the class of 2025 was successfully held outdoors in the football stadium on May 19. Principal Dr. Nicole Carter recognized the scholars, student courts, Delaware Area Career Center students, those planning to enter the military, those in the college credit plus program, and then all seniors.
Sunbury meetings reference treatment plant

3 weeks ago | delgazette.com | Gary Budzak

SUNBURY — The City has held a number of board, commission, and committee meetings in the first five months of the year.. Here’s a summary of selected minutes. Finance Committee• City Administrator Daryl Hennessy “went over the wastewater treatment plant financing options with the committee members, focusing on the plant’s expansion” at its first meeting on Jan. 15. • The committee has also met on Feb. 19, March 19, April 16 and May 21.