Highlights about Environment

Ravenna City Council worked through six committee meetings Monday night, covering everything from a decades old housing loan program to a new sewer truck priced above $600,000. Council members also reviewed a dispatch services agreement with the village of Manaway, moving several items forward for full council consideration while others, including a contested library rezoning and a proposed self storage ordinance, remain in progress.

The Ashtabula City Council debates expanding curbside recycling citywide, weighing fairness, finances, and social media criticism while ultimately approving new totes and trucks. Council members also review Lakeside schools’ post-snowstorm rebuilding plans, new grant funding, infrastructure upgrades, park cleanups, and changes to background check rules.

The Lakewood City Council wrestles with updating bike and e‑mobility codes to match state law, address powerful electric motorcycles, and balance safety, enforcement, and access on sidewalks and shared‑use paths. Residents press the council to treat e‑bikes as transportation while staff emphasize current reckless‑operation rules and ongoing collaboration with police on future enforcement.

The Lakewood City Council debates new regulations for short-term rentals, tackles e-bike and e-moped safety concerns, and advances charter changes toward the November ballot, all while escalating its fight with FirstEnergy over life-threatening power outages and unreliable service.