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Council schedules public hearing for DORA reauthorization, approves small boundary and hours changes
Summary
Gahanna staff recommended reauthorizing the Creekside DORA (designated outdoor refreshment area) for five more years and making two business‑driven changes: standardizing daily hours and extending the eastern boundary one block. Council scheduled a public hearing for August 4 and asked for the ordinance on the regular agenda for Aug. 18.
The Gahanna City Council on July 21 set an August 4 public hearing and moved a reauthorization ordinance for the city’s designated outdoor refreshment area (DORA, locally called CORA) to the regular agenda for Aug. 18 after staff outlined program results and two proposed changes.
Director Gautke (Economic Development) reviewed statutory requirements in the Ohio Revised Code for a DORA and summarized five years of local experience. Staff reported no CORA‑attributed police incidents in 2023–24, said sanitation workloads did not increase, and noted participating businesses sold nearly…
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