City council meeting coverage, ordinances, and local government news across Northeast Ohio.
City Council — Macedonia
Macedonia City Council adopts Megan’s Way Out, requiring wide bypass lanes at drive-throughs in memory of a local woman killed in 2024, and tightens drilling rules after a gas explosion.
City Council — Northfield Village
Planet Mattress opens in Northfield Village, offering name-brand mattresses at up to 75% off retail prices. The store provides no-haggle deals, same-day delivery, and expert guidance from a 25-year industry veteran.
City Council — Macedonia
Macedonia moves forward with wetland preserve acquisition as Burlington sign and Tacos Mexicanos plans face setbacks.
City Council — Macedonia
Nordonia school board creates an HR director role at no added cost, honors CVCC rep James Virost and celebrates Rushwood’s 180 day reading challenge.
City Council — Ravenna
Ravenna council advanced Map D for new ward lines, approved an Emerald Lake grant application and heard attorneys explain Sunshine Law rules.
City Council — Seven Hills
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City Council — Ashtabula
Ashtabula unveils 22 new building facades as part of a $1.9M downtown revitalization project funded by Ohio’s Wonderful Waterfronts Initiative, boosting local economy and tourism.
City Council — Green
Green City Council heard plans for Redwood apartments, stricter vape shop zoning and wider driveways. See what’s next and what the mayor shared.
City Council — Solon
Solon Police uncovered a loaded handgun, counterfeit checks, and multiple drunk driving incidents during recent traffic stops, leading to arrests and charges across several cases.
City Council — Medina
Medina City Council approved an airport hangar lease and $1.3 million columbarium advance as residents pressed for safer crossings on Public Square.
City Council — Cuyahoga Falls
A 61-year-old woman was killed in a shooting inside the Cuyahoga Falls Natatorium. An Akron man turned himself in and faces an aggravated murder charge.
City Council — Seven Hills
Seven Hills City Council advanced a Cleveland Water funded Graydon Drive water line, passed snow fence rules and previewed holiday help for families.
City Council — Stow
Stow police recorded 37 incidents and eight arrests from Oct. 4 to Oct. 12, with thefts, truancy arrests, domestic violence and an overnight drug case.
City Council — Twinsburg
Twinsburg council hears plans for a free community Thanksgiving, sets the Liberty Road trail ribbon cutting for Oct. 24 and hears support for Issue 38.
City Council — Jefferson
Jefferson’s police chief asked council for a full paving cost reconciliation as the village approved East Walnut Street work and a cybersecurity policy.
City Council — Lakewood
Lakewood City Council adopted its Public Art Master Plan, heard a FirstEnergy update, marked Hispanic Heritage Month and reappointed board members.
City Council — Solon
Solon City Council approved wheelchair access variances, honored Eagle Scout Grant Ferencie and heard concerns on Issues 99, 100 and 10 at its Oct. 5 meeting.
City Council — Ashtabula
Ashtabula City Council passed six ordinances 5 to 0, backed a yacht club grant request and explained new garbage routes and recycling carts.
City Council — Tennessee
Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike has Ohio’s death penalty pause back in focus. Here is where Ohio stands and what it means for Northeast Ohio.
City Council — Stow
Stow City Council debated water rate increases, updated park firearms rules, confirmed a public information officer and approved an ambulance purchase.
City Council — Macedonia
Macedonia council approved Key Inn demolition bids, began a Fairlane Drive teardown notice and held two ordinances. Get all the details here.
City Council — Macedonia
Macedonia City Council advances Key Inn demolition and initiates legal process for Fairlane Drive house, with two ordinances held for wording changes.
City Council — Hudson
Hudson police logged 34 incidents, including school bus complaints and fraud reports, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. Calls ranged from animal complaints to welfare checks and domestic situations.
City Council — Ravenna
Ravenna City Council approved a $25,000 facilities study, set charter secretary pay and heard downtown plans at its Oct. 5 meeting.
City Council — Sagamore Hills
Sagamore Hills police addressed three incidents in early October: a bank fraud complaint, a humanely dispatched sick raccoon, and a crash involving an unlicensed driver cited and a van impounded.
City Council — Medina
Medina City Council passed nine measures Sept. 28, including a $1.3 million columbarium wall and Granger Road pit work. A committee backed shelter funding.
City Council — Seven Hills
Seven Hills council passed an energy contract and tax levy resolution, approved two variances and heard a fire chief recount a Sept. 21 rescue.
City Council — Aurora
Aurora City Council advanced an ordinance to regulate electric bikes and scooters, imposing speed limits, helmet rules for minors, and sidewalk restrictions to balance safety and micromobility growth.
City Council — Richland
The Ohio Rail Development Commission approved $1.6 million in grants for rail projects in Richland and Guernsey counties, funding track rehabilitation to improve safety and efficiency.
City Council — Twinsburg
Twinsburg City Council voted 6 to 1 to affirm its Flock Safety agreement, approved a fire captains contract and hired a new audit firm Sept. 22.
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.