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Abernathy said he had received the information from staff material circulated by the Ohio Municipal League and asked City Administrator Montgomery whether the bill had progressed in the Ohio Senate. Montgomery said the Ohio House had passed the measure and he was not aware of Senate action yet. Abernathy said the prospect of centralized revenue was one of his longstanding concerns and stressed the importance of tracking the bill as it moves through the legislature.

Councilors did not take formal action but discussed the concern and the need to monitor state legislative developments affecting municipal revenue.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 21, 2025 Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","A council member told colleagues that House Bill 96, as circulated from the Ohio Municipal League materials, would shift cannabis revenue-sharing to the state after five years; the council asked staff about the bill's status in the Senate.","taxTitle","Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio","taxId",48779,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6262689,"Residents urge clearer public-comment opportunities and question proposed traffic spending",371,1302000,1673000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3112433-25c8c63287ccd0dce279d0ea2987626c&start=1302&end=1673","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3112433-25c8c63287ccd0dce279d0ea2987626c/thumbnail_1302000.jpg","/articles/6262689/Wooster/Wayne-County/Ohio/Residents-urge-clearer-public-comment-opportunities-and-question-proposed-traffic-spending","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262689-2ca63fed0fba4ab8f110215c248fe746/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183801&Signature=oH8XvEjJ5nahO8kDCQOF-FhLTfjS7GNUwECDSHCNwXPA9B73~aErPusOCC8tYlZiqvdRuO2f4F8YIOiaXg4uinnvJoTsVmta17wCW9azyGdDDk9ORSYAR175lDQvyMZkfqG3g3V4HxZ-gLdqr0U0mODRsz-xhRhK7asBwrIwa2wswVq8e0C0eHmJ4T8MwYezsGAadbkl~q0F1NvhJ0Q86WOj6Sdw~Tx18nZBbbS4969wCWdMA8B3Yr4aSaCAPyNV193QpKJOPpf6seaq66bqvrVQOci6HoQrAS0dsdpxZZtapIKt~No6nCnQGGLB2b6PUbwMvL7hUryRT5XQcYK~-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Two members of the public addressed the council Monday with separate but related concerns about local planning and traffic.

Mister Gooch of 1636 Gashi Street said residents often see public-meeting signs and attend to learn more, but then are not given a meaningful opportunity to speak. He asked the council to ensure the planning, Board of Zoning Appeals and design-commission processes include clear public-comment opportunities and to publish a simple flowchart explaining how those processes work and where residents can comment. Gooch also suggested the city consider an online application form to recruit volunteers for boards and commissions, citing Dublin, City Green and Oberlin as examples.

Mister Barnett, speaking afterward, raised traffic and safety concerns near his neighborhood. He said congestion before and after the school day causes safety worries and told the council he opposed spending what he described as $4,000,000 on a traffic \"peanut\" project, saying it could lower nearby property values. Barnett said travel times from his house to nearby locations were short and questioned the scale of the proposed expenditure.

Councilors acknowledged both speakers; no formal action was taken at the meeting on either suggestion. Council members encouraged residents to provide written feedback and noted departments can be asked to review public-notice procedures and project rationales.","Two residents at the Wooster City Council meeting asked the city to improve public-notice and comment opportunities for planning processes and raised concerns about a proposed traffic project and neighborhood congestion.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6262695,"Council waives hearing for new D-5 liquor license for Excelsior Room LLC",94,659000,753000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3112433-25c8c63287ccd0dce279d0ea2987626c&start=659&end=753","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3112433-25c8c63287ccd0dce279d0ea2987626c/thumbnail_659000.jpg","/articles/6262695/Wooster/Wayne-County/Ohio/Council-waives-hearing-for-new-D-5-liquor-license-for-Excelsior-Room-LLC","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262695-e79d739b826eff5ba605cec691c17b3a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183801&Signature=XgDT18lETQZF6ovhk3iAEURPRgnIC6JePWsABjtHv8j~z97CbI7dAVknFWaos3rEZp9xqOjxBdyE-6vBnhFYz8Qqz-qn94AlD-nKq-Dp1W5slND1eMuZXWvTBkzgW96aMhzH4~GL7jGjx5RebnOLOKjS0xWrL5LUwnsXzI5A3FrEg6HFcdSpUcJ9~F337ZEU6Q3qFOdwFGK1oaWjdEBl0TF8jc38c8VBuAxp~A9gWmXxU6EN59utT-PsxOjNBBuxjaJHf33IzmL9fZWeEWc-kYUcuf7XCHyEZgSBuKYCTz6JonQu6c5CFRxAtlVv2uTeOwzuCZuJQ2VxWMAAYKLXoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wooster City Council voted Monday to waive a hearing on a new D-5 liquor license application for Excelsior Room LLC, doing business as the Excelsior Room, at 144 West Liberty Street (second floor).

Miss Hamilton read the liquor-control petition on the record. Councilors were presented with three options — hold a hearing in the county seat, hold a hearing in Columbus, or waive the hearing — and a motion to waive the hearing was made and seconded; the council voted to waive the hearing by voice vote. For the record, the clerk read the D-5 license privileges: on- and off-sales of beer and wine, prepackaged low‑proof mixed beverages, and on‑premises consumption of high‑proof spirits until 2:30 a.m.

Councilors noted they typically waive hearings for similar petitions and expressed a desire for the liquor-control paperwork to include the license privileges by default so members know what they are approving without a hearing. No public comment was made on the license at the meeting.","The Wooster City Council voted to waive a hearing and forward a D-5 liquor license application for the Excelsior Room LLC at 144 West Liberty Street; the council reviewed the D-5 privileges on the record.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6262700,"Council approves contract with Jones & Henry to prepare wastewater plant operations manual",251,1054000,1305000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3112433-25c8c63287ccd0dce279d0ea2987626c&start=1054&end=1305","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3112433-25c8c63287ccd0dce279d0ea2987626c/thumbnail_1054000.jpg","/articles/6262700/Wooster/Wayne-County/Ohio/Council-approves-contract-with-Jones-Henry-to-prepare-wastewater-plant-operations-manual","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262700-d82f165688951c5520f836f831e1446f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183801&Signature=eQBssWKpmc3fSIRo4Y77pxAuBYF-JZPEJ8npPZX7Ki20DtmZqPUCl5cPcpftnFSjbkRX2d7vmWReDhU7ENAe8DpAtT0PpfnbbBk7ADHLwDKnmwJCxs-Snf3UIs2nTK418WnEyySl32KR6zhK1OGTReh1oT85gZoMYtYBvKjBlGLLYm8gpVckoMmeChWCE2sv96BlCvC4MxRWgRX-7wOnN~DZ5iRCxzYGfUqQu3rx9nMjNTodaoUJvngnLWAFm2YqyvGacakcFpq2B4PvsLABgxPRImIqETohRs7~NjeBMYfAL4NeNEeseH-YNAEltag81Qo~u18YUwmDb7sUFcp0bA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wooster City Council voted Monday to authorize the director of administration to sign a professional-services contract with Jones & Henry to prepare an updated operations manual for the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

Resolution 2025-34, read by Miss Hamilton and introduced by Mister Malta, passed unanimously. Malta told the council the manual is required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is used as a training and reference document for plant operators. Mister Fritz, present for the consultant, answered questions about the scope.

Councilors heard that the plant’s procedures have not been consolidated since approximately February 2005 and that the new manual will combine multiple process manuals into a single, modernized operations manual covering primary and secondary treatment, sludge handling and other processes. Staff said the work is expected to take about a year; the item was described as budgeted.

The motion to adopt was made by Mister Malta and seconded by Miss Canapic; roll call votes were unanimous in favor (yes: Malta; Abernathy; Gaffey; Jose; Myers; Canapic). No dollar amount for the contract was specified aloud during the meeting, and no amendments were proposed on the floor.","The Wooster City Council unanimously approved a professional-services contract with Jones & Henry to consolidate and update the wastewater treatment plant operations manual; staff said the work is required by federal regulators and will be used for operator training.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6262704,"Wooster council approves joining ODOT cooperative purchasing program to replenish road salt",105,860000,965000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3112433-25c8c63287ccd0dce279d0ea2987626c&start=860&end=965","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3112433-25c8c63287ccd0dce279d0ea2987626c/thumbnail_860000.jpg","/articles/6262704/Wooster/Wayne-County/Ohio/Wooster-council-approves-joining-ODOT-cooperative-purchasing-program-to-replenish-road-salt","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262704-ee1e57e5e6356250f43b76dbb5a34bb8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183801&Signature=egd58yKHLgnh9q68sUrV1BPzatPaYVb2nmlJ3dVDMfTFU0GZIej7rKiCbcEu7Fv499aOUPNOFf6Uc77NAPjbY0EqlGaqEfgFkFV15AlMegPHlDwYWwoVLmPr2JBmMCLwMQUUTosE8j-B6goHQGQZ-VU6zltqWh2lPzdGeUCc5riLf~XJiE9K2DCvL95qxZ7MjhSGwS~NXwBNccSI7KyoYpDW1NpjAUNegwZHFNLIM-fFKajEhutC9P2TP27qNMmj6grqUp4f6BBLj8tITlQXCbdnqcVREbxmeaZcyi~~y10z1xIi7AEpoZGWwbNEf5ADRX~2o4TosE6T-YKDe784Aw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wooster City Council voted unanimously Monday to allow the director of administration to join the Ohio Department of Transportation cooperative purchasing program so the city can replenish its road-salt supply.

Council President asked Miss Hamilton to read Resolution 2025-33, and Mister Huzay, presenting for the PBM division, told the council the city ran through a significant portion of its salt this winter and needs to participate in the ODOT program to restock. Council members voted to suspend the rules and immediately adopt the resolution because, Huzay said, ODOT had set a May 2 deadline for a response.

The council approved the suspension of rules on a roll-call vote (yes: Jose; Knoepick; Gaffney; Malta; Myers; Abernathy) and then adopted the resolution on the same tally. The administration indicated the measure is intended to secure salt under ODOT’s cooperative purchase terms; no vendor or contract price was discussed at the meeting.

The resolution allows the director of administration to enter the cooperative purchasing agreement and was enacted immediately.

No public comment occurred on the item during the meeting and no further implementation steps or delivery timelines were specified on the record.","The Wooster City Council voted unanimously April 21 to authorize participation in the Ohio Department of Transportation cooperative purchasing program so the city can replenish road salt ahead of an ODOT deadline.","actionData","errors"]

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