Something similar is happening to my old high school in Ohio, but not for the same reasons.
It is being driven mainly by the same wackos that want to disband the town's police and fire department. Why? Because they would profit from it as they run security firms. They also want everything in the town to revert back to a more rural setting. Too bad they live in one of the fastest growing communities East of Columbus, Ohio and pretty much just make themselves look like idiots. Oops.
I guess short sightedness happens to us all eventually.
What city by Columbus is that? I know that Delaware County is growing phenominally.