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Brook Park officials pledge no property-tax assessment; residents press parking, policing and funding details
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Residents at a Brook Park NOACA session pressed officials about neighborhood parking spillover, public-safety staffing and where infrastructure money will come from; the mayor said the city will not add a property‑tax assessment and panelists said they are pursuing ODOT TRAC, federal grants and private funds.
Residents attending the NOACA public engagement pressed city and developer representatives on neighborhood impacts, property taxes, emergency services coverage and how infrastructure work will be funded.
A Brook Park business owner asked whether the project would increase property taxes and worry about displacement. Mayor Maro Orcutt responded directly: "Your property tax, question, 0 impact," saying the city does not plan assessments tied to the stadium project and offering to discuss local valuation questions at City Hall.
On parking, the mayor and staff said the developer estimates roughly 12,000 on‑site spaces and the city is pursuing 6,500–12,000 additional off‑site spots by partnering with local businesses and amending zoning to allow so-called "entertainment parking" on underused industrial lots. The administration emphasized that event-day plans would seek to keep spillover out of residential streets; the mayor said Hummel Road would be closed on event days to limit neighborhood cut-through traffic.
Residents asked how police and fire coverage would be handled for larger event loads. Mayor Orcutt described steps to modernize hiring and pay structures, expand mutual‑aid arrangements, and use automation—cameras and a command center—to manage event operations rather than dramatically increasing full-time staffing solely for stadium days. "We are going to implement that same program in the city of Brook Park and become a state of the art NFL host city," he said, noting previous hiring increases and changes to pay and civil‑service processes.
Panelists addressed funding questions by saying the city has submitted applications for ODOT TRAC funding (public works director named on the application), is pursuing federal infrastructure resources and expects substantial private investment from the Haslam Sports Group. They acknowledged potential shortfalls and said they will combine TRAC, federal grants and private dollars as needed.
Panelists also fielded detailed resident questions about local roads and bridges (Route 237 resurfacing, Snow Road bridge parapet/fencing and sidewalk widening, Angle Road realignment) and said some corridor work is already under design with ODOT involvement. The city encouraged continued engagement and said further studies and design work will precede any final approvals or construction contracts.
The hearing closed with the MPO and city asking attendees to continue to provide input online and at future meetings as studies and funding efforts continue.
