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Medina holds public hearing on JEDD expansion that would add roughly 55 acres
Summary
City of Medina held a public hearing on Jan. 12 to consider amending the Montville Township–City of Medina Joint Economic Development District to add four parcels (roughly 55–59 acres) owned by Cobblestone Crossings LLC and Lakefront Ohio LLC; developer and economic development staff described proposed uses and next steps.
Medina City Council held a public hearing on Jan. 12 to consider an amendment to the City of Medina–Montville Township Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) that would add four parcels totaling about 55–59 acres.
Missus Marshall, the city’s economic development director, said the four parcels were approved by the JED board in May and that the application now requires a public hearing by the city and a separate hearing before the Montville Township trustees. Missus Marshall described potential projects on the added land that include a VA clinic, an assisted‑living facility, multifamily rental housing and future larger retail development.
Katie Wino Lanciannis, the developer for Cobblestone Crossings, spoke in favor of the petition and told council her team has been working with the township and the city on zoning. She said the parcels subject to the petition are part of a larger, roughly 90‑acre development and that the project area proposed for the JEDD expansion contains "approximately 55 acres into the JED." She also said engineering work at the county level is being finalized and that she anticipates putting shovels in the ground this spring.
Missus Marshall added that two of the parcels are owned by Cobblestone Crossings LLC and two are owned by Lakefront Ohio LLC, and noted the developer provided a traffic study and has obtained an ODOT approval for a right‑in/right‑out on State Route 3 with full access at State Route 162.
The city closed the public hearing after hearing from the developer and from Missus Marshall; the record shows Montville Township’s trustees will hold a public hearing the following evening. Council did not take a final vote on the JEDD amendment at the Jan. 12 meeting; the item remains under consideration pending the township’s process and any subsequent formal council action.
What happens next: the planning, legal and fiscal details discussed at the hearing (traffic access, engineering, and final zoning/agreements) will guide subsequent council action and any formal ordinance to adopt the petition if council moves forward.
