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Lebanon council approves land‑sale amendment, civic service donations and CDBG application; rezoning moves to first reading
Summary
Council approved an amendment to a development agreement to sell two city lots (vote 5–2), adopted three resolutions authorizing in‑kind services and utility credits and approved a $200,000 CDBG application for Cedar Lane reconstruction; the rezoning of 105 acres was scheduled for first reading.
Lebanon — At its meeting, the Lebanon City Council voted to approve a development‑agreement amendment to sell two city‑owned parcels and adopted three resolutions including an application for federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
An ordinance read by council staff (Ordinance 2026‑001) would amend a development agreement to support the sale of two city parcels (parcel numbers given in the staff report) to a building group for construction of two single‑family homes; the ordinance text referenced sale terms described as $20,000 and $10,000 per lot. Roll call produced five yes votes (Missus Harper, Mister Cope, Vice Mayor Norris, Mister Lamoreaux and Mayor Messer) and two no votes (Mister Sellers and Missus Eggers). The reader declared the ordinance passed with emergency language by a 5–2 vote.
The ordinance text read from the dais referenced "GBH Building Group LLC" while the staff summary used the name "JDH Building Group LLC." That inconsistency appears in the meeting record; council did not resolve the name discrepancy during the meeting.
Council also adopted Resolution 2026‑007 authorizing the 2026 Lebanon Civic in‑kind service donation program (staff support for downtown events) with an approximate value of $100,000, and Resolution 2026‑008 authorizing the 2026 Lebanon Civic Utility Service Credit Program with a total value of $117,900. Both measures passed on roll call following motions. City Manager explained that "in‑kind" services include street‑department road closures, trash collection and law enforcement support for public events.
Additionally, Resolution 2026‑009 authorized the city manager to apply for $200,000 in CDBG funds to support reconstruction of Cedar Lane from Lakeside Drive to Crescent Court; staff said the total project cost is estimated at $1,720,000 and that design and budgeting are sufficiently advanced to proceed even if grant funds are not secured.
Council later moved into executive session under Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G)(2) to consider the purchase and sale of property and related competitive‑bidding/confidentiality concerns.
What happened next: the rezoning ordinance for the 105‑acre PUD (Ordinance 2026‑006) was recorded for first reading and will return to council for additional readings and technical review.
