Avon Lake

Avon Lake Awards $1.13M Walker Road Paving Job to Phillips Paving

Ordinance 26-65 hands Phase 6 of the Walker Road Paving Project to Phillips Paving LLC of Chagrin Falls at $1,131,639.20, the lowest and best bid, effective on passage.

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Avon Lake Scraps the Job Growth Incentive Program It Built in 2012

Ordinance 26-62 repeals the 2012 program along with its 2017 and 2021 amendments and sweeps budgeted incentive money into Economic Development Fund No. 226.

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Avon Lake Hires Outside Counsel to Defend Mayor in Removal Case

Ordinance 26-47 caps at $10,000 what the city will pay McDonald Hopkins LLC to defend Mayor Mark Spaetzel in the Lorain County probate removal action brought by Gerald W. Phillips.

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Avon Lake Sends a 0.40% Income Tax Increase to the November 3 Ballot

Resolution 26-70 asks voters to fund streets, bridges, storm sewers and city equipment for six years starting in 2027; Council intends to drop the existing 1.5-mill property levy.

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73-Unit Harbor Crest Townhouse Plat Approved at Walker and Avon Belden

Ordinance 26-67 clears the final plat for a 9.35-acre fee-simple townhouse development at the southeast corner of Walker Road and SR 83, passed as an emergency to speed closings.

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Avon Lake Freezes All Data Center Development Through June 2027

Ordinance 26-60 blocks zoning permits, building permits and occupancy certificates for data centers for a year while the city writes rules for the land use.

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Council Hashes Out Lakefront Mixed-Use Overlay for 43-Acre Site

Avon Lake City Council discusses zoning text amendments creating the new Lakefront Mixed-Use Overlay for the 43-acre former power plant property.

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June 8 Council Meeting: Resignations Accepted, Pocket Park Donation

Council accepts resignations from the Environmental Advisory Board and Civil Service Commission and approves a donation of two Martin’s Park items.

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City Moves to Buy Moore Road Parcel from Chemical Distributor

Avon Lake City Council authorized the mayor to purchase a parcel at Moore Road from Schibley Solvents & Chemicals Co., Inc. The acquisition price was not disclosed; the industrial character of the seller suggests the city may be pursuing a brownfield or strategic land-banking opportunity.

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Jubilee Field Games Championship Lands at Miller Road Park June 6

The Avon Lake 250 Jubilee Committee gets beer service for the Birthday Party Field Games Championship at Miller Road Park on June 6, under emergency ordinance 26-34. The event is part of the city's ongoing 250th anniversary celebration series.

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Avon Lake Issues $1.67M in Bonds for Road and Bridge Work

City Council authorized up to $1,665,000 in bonds under emergency ordinance 26-38 to fund street reconstruction, resurfacing, drainage, and bridge improvements. The Director of Finance has certified the city's borrowing capacity.

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Lakefront Overlay District and 43-Acre Lake Road Rezoning Go to Public Hearing

Avon Lake held two landmark land-use public hearings April 27: one on a new Lakefront Mixed-Use Overlay District (Chapter 1219) to guide development along Lake Erie, and one on rezoning a 43.23-acre parcel at 33570 Lake Road from industrial and residential zones to Special Commerce District, applied for by Avon Lake Redevelopment Group.

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