City council meeting coverage, ordinances, and local government news across Northeast Ohio.
City Council — Jefferson
Jefferson Village Council adopted a new pay ordinance, swore in a patrolman, promoted a tax administrator, and saw digging begin at Imagination Park.
City Council — Ashtabula County
Ashtabula City Council tabled a finance director bond change, added $50,000 to an outfall study contract and returned the comprehensive plan for review.
City Council — Green
Green City Council set Oct. 13 hearings on Stein Road apartments, vape shop rules and driveways and approved budget changes tied to a bond refinancing.
City Council — Stow
Stow City Council set a public hearing for a new entertainment district, advanced a water rate increase and adopted an updated capital improvement plan.
City Council — Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County has hired Cyclomedia to photograph properties countywide over six to ten weeks to update records for the Fiscal Office.
City Council — Macedonia
Macedonia council voted to demolish a blighted Highland Road building, advanced a drive through safety ordinance and adopted the 2026 cemetery budget.
City Council — Northeast Ohio
Five water main breaks hit Macedonia, Bedford Heights, Sagamore Hills and now Kent within a week, part of a wider pattern straining Northeast Ohio water systems.
City Council — Macedonia
Macedonia's Planning Commission denies a 7-Eleven training center plan at a former BP site and backs Megan's Way Out, a drive through safety law inspired by a deadly 2024 attack.
City Council — Akron
Akron Fire Department crews rescued two people and two dogs from a residential fire after Summa Hospital Protective Services quickly alerted 911. The department did not report whether anyone was injured.
City Council — Aurora
Aurora City Council approved an aquarium demolition, a new gas station and a winter brine plan while the new Geauga Lake park opening slips to late October.
City Council — Seven Hills
Seven Hills council committees welcome new Fire Chief David Higginbotham, review a $230,000 ambulance equipment plan, and set an Oct. 3 Fall Festival date.
City Council — Pepper Pike
Pepper Pike council debates new oversight for Flock cameras and traffic data software, a communications director proposal, a sewer ordinance, and a landscaping contract.
City Council — Hudson
Hudson City Council heard hours of testimony on a settlement that would let the city manager, not the Planning Commission, approve a disputed subdivision. A vote is set for October 6.
City Council — Stow
Stow City Council adopted strict zoning rules for data centers that officials admit function as a ban, plus new fire leadership and a contested fence debate.
City Council — Bedford
Bedford City Council approved a 25 year EPA wastewater agreement, advanced Hikma Pharmaceuticals' expansion, and approved a new high school and downtown dealership project.
City Council — Jefferson
Jefferson Village Council approves site work on an inclusive park, hires a new officer, and awards a $704,000 wastewater contract.
City Council — Stow
Former Stow-Glen site on Kent Road to host Dutch Bros, Chick-fil-A, and Fitworks in major redevelopment, transforming the long-vacant property into a mixed-use hub for dining and fitness.
City Council — Solon
Solon residents urge City Council for clearer explanations on three November ballot measures, prompting promises of a town hall and neutral-language newsletter to aid voters.
City Council — Twinsburg
Twinsburg council lifts its digging ban with new contractor rules, moves toward renewing Flock cameras, and confirms the EPA is staying in the city.
City Council — Ashtabula
Ashtabula council stalls its comprehensive plan over a bike trail dispute, cuts the finance director's bond, and seeks a brownfield grant for old City Hall.
City Council — Macedonia
Macedonia City Council approved Ledge Road storm sewer project, new chipper, and honored 9/11 victims during Sept. 10 meeting, reviewing a homeowner permit rule.
City Council — Ravenna
Ravenna City Council passed a youth ebike helmet rule, advanced new multifamily housing standards, and reworked a rescue deal for a distressed historic home on Meridian Street.
City Council — Green
Green council confirmed the Flock camera contract is terminated, advanced a fire hose grant, and heard Meadow Wood traffic concerns as road repaving slips to 2028.
City Council — Hudson
Hudson council passed emergency drilling standards, delayed a golf cart ordinance to October, and took a first look at the Prestige Homes settlement.
City Council — Brecksville
Brecksville City Council swore in a new firefighter, advanced a major road project, and remembered a former police chief who survived being shot in 1983.
City Council — Hudson
Hudson City Council reviewed sidewalk funding, debated low speed vehicle rules and moved toward settling the Canterbury Meadows lawsuit at its Aug. 25 workshop.
City Council — Twinsburg
Twinsburg council debated license plate camera safeguards and approved bond notes for City Hall and fitness center repairs during its Aug 25 meetings.
City Council — Ravenna
Ravenna City Council discussed ebike helmet requirements, new multifamily housing standards, stormwater funding and more at its August 24 meeting.
City Council — Medina
Medina City Council approved a wage increase, a deer removal contract and road grants, plus advanced a Jump Playground donation and Random Acts of Kindness Day.
City Council — Northeast Ohio
Cedar Point is raising Fast Lane, season pass and dining prices for 2027 after a rocky 2026 season. Here is what is changing and why Ohio fans are worried.
City Council — Brecksville
Brecksville City Council heard resident concerns about repeated power outages and a police pursuit, approved five zoning variances, Valor Acres signage and ARPA funding.
City Council — Solon
Solon council voted down a residential zoning charter amendment, welcomed the Fed Pro relocation and honored Coach Jim McQuaid at its August 17 meeting.
City Council — Village of Jefferson
Jefferson Village Council passed an emergency data center permit moratorium, awarded a wastewater contract, and promoted two Street Department employees on August 17.
City Council — Northeast Ohio
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City Council — Aurora
Aurora City Council approved a fire engine repair, the sale of police K9 Ory and reversed a metal roof denial at its August 17 meeting.
City Council — Ashtabula
Ashtabula City Council swore in Scott DiCola, honored a retiring finance employee and closed a decadelong nuisance case during a tense Aug. 17 meeting.
City Council — Walton Hills
Walton Hills approved a Community Reinvestment Area abatement for a $140 million, 650,000 square foot Cleveland Clinic operations hub at Innovation Center East.
City Council — Hudson
Hudson City Council heard pushback on Clinton Crossing home prices, reviewed a 24 million dollar drainage plan and advanced new underground drilling safety rules.
City Council — Harpersfield
Ashtabula County Sheriff's Office investigated a suspicious van at a Harpersfield McDonald's. Find out what the bomb squad K9 discovered inside.
City Council — Green
Green City Council voted down a Flock camera renewal, advanced a water rate hike, and sent seven charter amendments to the November ballot.