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Council unanimously approves road funding application, opposes FirstEnergy PUC filing and lodges conditional objection to Dollar General permit
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Strongsville City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-8 to apply for Cuyahoga County road maintenance funds, passed Resolution 2026-9 opposing FirstEnergy’s proposed PUC reliability rule changes, and approved a conditional objection to a Dollar General permit pending code compliance.
The Strongsville City Council on Feb. 2 voted unanimously on three formal items: adopting an ordinance to apply for county road maintenance reimbursement funds, passing a resolution opposing FirstEnergy’s pending Public Utilities Commission of Ohio filing, and lodging a conditional objection to a Dollar General permit application.
Ordinance 2026-8, presented by Miss Kozick and sponsored by Mayor Perciak and all council members, ratifies filing an application with the Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works for the 2026 County Road Preventative Maintenance Reimbursement Program, authorizes acceptance of funds and declares an emergency. Council moved to suspend the rules and adopt the ordinance; the roll call recorded unanimous "Yes" votes and the ordinance was adopted.
Resolution 2026-9, introduced as opposing FirstEnergy’s request to revise minimum reliability performance standards at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, was moved and adopted by unanimous roll call. Council debate was brief; Mister Carbone said the change "would see longer restoration time periods and a decrease in FirstEnergy customer service," and the resolution states Strongsville’s opposition and declares an emergency.
On a separate licensing matter, the council reviewed an application by Dolgen Midwest LLC doing business as Dollar General Store for a new permit at 3088 West 130th Street. A council member moved for a conditional objection based on the applicant’s lack of compliance with the city’s building, health and safety codes; the motion specified that if compliance is later confirmed by the building department the clerk will withdraw the objection in Columbus. The motion (mover: Mr. Clark; second: Ms. Roff) passed unanimously.
All three formal items were recorded with roll-call votes; no recorded dissent or abstentions were noted. The council declared the ordinance and resolution emergencies as part of their actions.
