Residents press council on plaza vacancies, mobile‑tower concerns and long‑running water bill dispute

Residents used the Feb. 2 council meeting public‑comment period to raise business, health and utility concerns.

A resident who identified himself as Igor told council the next council member should bring a plan for economic development, citing repeated business closures in the plaza, a need for larger or higher‑end fitness centers and more meeting space. Igor also said mobile towers near residences were "very bad for health" and urged the village to consider relocating towers or otherwise addressing the issue. The transcript records no technical evidence or staff commitment in response to the health concern; council and the mayor discussed previous outreach to medical facilities and options for meeting space, and noted private plaza ownership limits the village's ability to recruit tenants.

Another resident, Jerry Dodson, said he has made "numerous requests for a meeting with Lakemore administration to go over some discrepancies in my water and sewer bill" and said he would present his concerns publicly if not scheduled. The mayor responded that Dodson was invited to present his case at the next public council workshop and that a private meeting was not trusted; Dodson accepted the invitation.

Council also recognized volunteer work in the community, presenting the Volunteer of the Year award to Emery Pittman and thanking volunteers who cleared snow from fire hydrants during recent freezing weather.

What happens next: council members encouraged residents with specific complaints to bring documentation and follow the mayor's invitation to the public workshop scheduled for Feb. 10 (workshop dates noted in the meeting). For technical or health claims about mobile towers, no follow‑up action was recorded; residents and council exchanged views but did not adopt an official study or directive at the meeting.