Committee approves street vacation so Cleveland Gears can expand facility

The committee approved Resolution 1096‑2025, declaring the city’s intent to vacate a portion of East 80th Street south of Preble Avenue at the request of Cleveland Gears, Inc.

City staff said the vacation would allow Cleveland Gears — a company at that location since 1928 that manufactures gearing and enclosed gear drives — to construct a building that would extend across current right‑of‑way onto land the company owns. Councilman Richard Starr, who supported the measure, noted the company’s hiring and workforce connections and said the expansion would add jobs paying roughly $25–$30 per hour.

The committee approved the resolution. Staff said the parcel abuts a portion of East 80th that was vacated in 1966 and that the administration will follow the city’s standard process for street‑vacation approvals and any required documentation.