Reynoldsburg council schedules DORA hearing, forwards industrial project and street contracts and approves consent items

The Reynoldsburg City Council on April 14 scheduled a public hearing for May 12 on an application to create a designated outdoor refreshment area, approved tabling a planning-and‑zoning appeal to the April 28 meeting and forwarded several major ordinances and contracts to the full council for first reading.

Attorney Turney Shook told council the DORA application — submitted by Mayor Joe Beggin’s office — covers about 57.55 acres in the Old Reynoldsburg commercial district and includes public-safety and sanitation plans. Shook said the Reynoldsburg Police Department would provide law enforcement within the DORA and that officers could be assigned to patrol the area during events. The council voted in committee to schedule the DORA public hearing for 6:30 p.m. on May 12.

Council also moved and approved a request from the applicant’s attorney to table a planning-and‑zoning appeal (application 2024-077046008-60, East Livingston Avenue) to the council’s April 28 meeting.

Committee reports and votes sent multiple ordinances to council for formal consideration, including a proposed community reinvestment…