Berea

Berea Creates TIF Districts for the Front Street Townhomes Project

Council adopted Ordinance 4-9 unanimously on May 18, exempting improvements on the townhome parcels from property tax in exchange for service payments funding public infrastructure.

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Berea Weighs Allowing Vape Shops on West Bagley Road by Condition

Ordinance 5-2 rewrites the land use matrix, parking table and zoning definitions to permit vape shops as a conditional use in the West Bagley Road Commercial District.

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Berea Names Its Unnamed Coe Lake Park Road 'Veterans Parkway'

Ordinance 4-1 gives a formal name to the road running east from South Rocky River Drive past Mucklo Park, the Dave Tressel Memorial Pool and Coe Lake Park to East Bridge Street.

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Berea Puts 4.1-Mill Current Expense Levy Renewal on the Fall Ballot

Resolution 2026-36 sends the levy — first approved in 1975 and renewed ever since — back to voters before its authority lapses with the 2026 tax duplicate.

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Berea Pursuing NOACA Federal Grant for Senior + Disability Jitney

Council authorizes a NOACA grant application under the Federal Transit Administration’s Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program.

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Berea Lands NOPEC Energy Grant; Wikle Properties CRA Deal Approved

February council minutes document two economic wins: a new NOPEC Energized Community Grant for city facilities, and a Community Reinvestment Area agreement with Wikle Properties for a 4-6 month business expansion project — plus a Cuyahoga County sewer maintenance contract.

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Merrimak Drive Reconstruction Clears Bid Authorization

The January 5 council meeting authorized the bid process for the Merrimak Drive reconstruction project — a full street rebuild advancing through the contractor procurement phase.

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Berea Creates Records Commission to Manage City Documents

March council minutes document the establishment of Berea's new Records Commission — a required body for managing and disposing of public records in compliance with Ohio law — alongside routine legislative business.

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Berea Applies for Ohio Public Works Commission Infrastructure Funding

Ordinance 9-5 authorizes the city to apply for and execute OPWC funding agreements — the state's primary mechanism for local infrastructure grants and loans.

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Power Outage Knocks Out Livestream; Council Covers Storm Cleanup

March 16 minutes document storm recovery, brush pickup updates, and service reports delivered during a session that lost its live broadcast to a power failure.

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Short-Term Rental Rules and Veterans Parkway Naming Move Forward

Second readings on short-term rental regulation and a tax levy certification, plus first readings to officially name Veterans Parkway and fund the West Bridge Street slope repair.

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