Starkey Home Purchased By City

Peg Duffy, at right, talks with John and Joyce Starkey after the Westerville City Council approved buying their 1.5-acre home for a new roadway connecting Westar Blvd. to Africa Road.

The new road will connect to a planned road passing through the city's 88-acre property across Africa Road, purchased in 2023.

The Starkeys say they have purchased land for…