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Kirkbride Land and Snow Management Dockets Two Sale Entries in Chapter 11 Case

The central Ohio contractor filed two sale-related docket entries in federal bankruptcy court as part of ongoing Chapter 11 reorganization.

Commercial property grounds maintained with striped mowed grass outside Fairfield Medical Center River Valley Campus.
Commercial grounds maintenance performed by Kirkbride Land & Snow Management at Fairfield Medical Center River Valley Campus in Fairfield County, Ohio.Kirkbride Land & Snow ManagementImage source

Central Ohio landscaping and snow removal contractor Kirkbride Land and Snow Management LLC docketed two sale-related entries on Sept. 30, 2026, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization case.

The filings were recorded in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio in Columbus under Case No. 2:25-bk-53599. Court records show that Document 254 was entered on the docket at 9:21 a.m. EDT with the event label "Sell," followed at 9:34 a.m. EDT by Document 255, also designated as a sale entry.

Unlike Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which requires immediate liquidation and business shutdown, Chapter 11 provides a court-supervised process designed to allow a business to restructure debt, negotiate with creditors, and maintain ongoing operations. A docketed sale filing in Chapter 11 requests court approval to pursue or execute an asset transaction, rather than signaling a completed sale or asset transfer.

The docket record notes that an entry records a filing or order and does not establish closure or payment to creditors. In addition, the public docket entries do not identify the specific assets involved, any proposed purchase price or transaction terms, or schedules for objection deadlines and court hearings.

Based in Carroll, Ohio, with a secondary office in Lewis Center, Kirkbride Land & Snow Management provides commercial and residential grounds maintenance, landscaping installation, and commercial snow and ice removal. The family-owned contractor has operated since 2006 and serves Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union counties.

The filings provide commercial clients and property managers across the Columbus metropolitan area with formal notice of restructuring activity as court proceedings continue.

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  1. Kirkbride Land and Snow Management LLC · Chapter 11 · Sell

    Court record · ohsb · 2:25-bk-53599

    Published September 30, 2026 · Accessed September 30, 2026

    Supporting evidence (3)
    • Court records show that Document 254 was entered on the docket at 9:21 a.m.

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      {Case=2:25-bk-53599, Chapter=11, Court=ohsb, Debtor role=business, Document=254, Event=Sell, Event role=sale, Office=2, Type=Bankruptcy, Watched name=false}
    • EDT by Document 255, also designated as a sale entry.

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      {Case=2:25-bk-53599, Chapter=11, Court=ohsb, Debtor role=business, Document=255, Event=Sell, Event role=sale, Office=2, Type=Bankruptcy, Watched name=false}
    • The docket record notes that an entry records a filing or order and does not establish closure or payment to creditors.

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      A docket entry records a filing or order; it does not establish closure or payment to creditors.
  2. https://goklsm.com/about-us/

    goklsm.com

    Accessed September 30, 2026

    Supporting evidence (3)
    • Based in Carroll, Ohio, with a secondary office in Lewis Center, Kirkbride Land & Snow Management provides commercial and residential grounds maintenance, landscaping installation, and commercial snow and ice removal.

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      Kirkbride Land & Snow Management is family owned and operated and has been faithfully servicing the Central Ohio and surrounding areas since 2006.
    • The family-owned contractor has operated since 2006 and serves Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union counties.

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      Kirkbride Land & Snow Management is family owned and operated and has been faithfully servicing the Central Ohio and surrounding areas since 2006.
    • The family-owned contractor has operated since 2006 and serves Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union counties.

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      We currently service the following Ohio counties: Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway and Union