Council removes ordinance authorizing purchase of 6066 Brecksville Road from agenda after owner objects

Council removed from the agenda Ordinance 2025-115, which had authorized purchase negotiations for 6066 Brecksville Road, after a property owner who addressed the council said they had no intention of selling and protested the ordinance language.

The owner said the legislative language suggested a negotiated sale had been agreed and that representation was untrue. A council member recommended leaving the item on first reading to allow a workshop and to begin informal communications; another motion to remove the ordinance from the agenda passed and council discussed arranging negotiations or potential alternatives but took no acquisition action at the meeting.

The mayor and council clarified the process: if the city later pursues acquisition it can proceed by negotiation or by formal eminent-domain procedures and appraisal, and the council would vote on any final acquisition. Council members said removing the item from the agenda would allow staff and council to convene a workshop to discuss objectives and to communicate with property owners before moving forward.

Outcome: the item titled in the agenda as Ordinance 2025-115 will not proceed that evening and was removed from the meeting agenda; council recorded that no sale or purchase agreement had been executed and that future steps will be coordinated through staff workshops and negotiation processes.

No formal acquisition vote or purchase contract was approved at the meeting.