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Councilman seeks resolution asking FirstEnergy for $100 residential credit, criticizes reliability and response

5405128 · July 15, 2025
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Councilman Thomas Heideck asked the City Utilities Committee to sponsor a resolution condemning FirstEnergy’s reliability and to request a $100 credit to residential customers; he also described delays in SNAP reimbursements tied to FirstEnergy verification and criticized utility vegetation and substation maintenance.

Councilman Thomas Heideck presented a request to the City Utilities Committee for a resolution condemning FirstEnergy for poor reliability and asking the company to provide a $100 credit to Barberton residential customers. Heideck said the request, partly drawn from the mayor’s earlier letter and local news reports, seeks a public response from FirstEnergy and a concrete credit as a…

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