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Resident urges Parma Heights to press utility after multi-hour outages; mayor says utility is responsible
Summary
At the June 24 meeting, resident Brian Landa described repeated multi-hour power outages and slow police response, asking the city to advocate with the utility; Mayor Gallo said the Illuminating Company is responsible and the city opened a cooling center during heat-related outages.
During public comment at the June 24 Parma Heights City Council meeting, resident Brian Landa told council that recurring power outages in his area have lasted up to five hours and that police response during a recent outage was slow.
"It is consistently affecting me and the area I live in and needs to be addressed by the city," Landa said, describing outages he said included a five-hour event and a prior two-hour event. He said he filed complaints with the Ohio Utilities Commission and asked the city to advocate for infrastructure changes or to seek relief from the utility. Landa also said an attempt to email the city initially bounced and that Clerk Allen assisted him.
Mayor Gallo responded that the Illuminating Company is responsible for power lines and outages and noted region-wide heat-related outages in nearby communities. She also said the city had opened a cooling center at Valley Forge High School during the heat wave.
The minutes record no follow-up motion directing staff to open a formal investigation or to prepare a report; Mayor Gallo’s remarks note the utility’s responsibility but do not commit the city to a specific advocacy action.
What’s next: resident concerns were noted by council and the mayor; any formal city follow-up would need to be recorded in future minutes.
