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Residents urge Lorain County commissioners not to reclassify county as 'urban,' question $67 million sewer proposal
Summary
Public commenters told the board that reclassification and a proposed $67 million sewer/mega-site could erode local control, raise costs and harm farmland; county staff replied the HUD 'urban' label applies only to Community Development Block Grant distribution for housing rehab, not zoning or economic-development authority.
Residents from multiple western-township communities pressed the Lorain County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 27 to halt an urban reclassification and reconsider a $67 million sewer grant tied to a proposed ‘mega-site.’ The comments focused on local control, potential costs to residents and uncertainty about additional infrastructure funding.
Erin Mason of New Russia Township told the board she was "in opposition of the proposed mega site and sewer project" and asked commissioners to "reallocate or return the $67,000,000 grant" because…
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