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Lakemore council approves property appropriation and county agreements to advance sewer rehabilitation
Summary
The Village of Lakemore voted to adopt resolutions authorizing property appropriation, an easement and cooperative funding agreements with Summit County to allow sanitary sewer rehabilitation, cured‑in‑place pipelining and roughly 900 feet of road replacement; council members sought and received clarifications about affected parcels before voting.
The Lakemore Village Council voted to approve a set of resolutions allowing the village to acquire property interests and enter intergovernmental agreements with Summit County needed for a sanitary sewer rehabilitation and related road work.
Council adopted Resolution 7570, which declares the village’s intention to appropriate portions of two parcels (permanent parcel numbers 50540066 and 540067 as read into the record) for the public purpose of rehabilitating sanitary sewer lines, installing new water lines, and completing about 900 feet of roadway replacement. The resolution authorizes the village administrator to serve required notices, negotiate and execute settlement and release agreements to secure necessary interests, and expend village funds to carry out those agreements.
Council members pressed for clarification before voting. One council member asked, “Before we do roll call, Iwould just like some clarification on, like, what this is and Yeah,” requesting confirmation that the parcel and project details had been discussed previously in workshop. Staff and other members explained the parcels relate to the sanitary sewer alignment near Bales Street/Raymond and that acquisition will allow the project to proceed without litigation when possible.
Alongside the appropriation, the council adopted Resolution 7568 to enter into an easement agreement with Summit County and Resolution 7571 authorizing the mayor to execute a cooperative funding intergovernmental agreement under which the county’s sewer project will be incorporated into the village project and the county will reimburse the village for design and construction costs for the county portion. Council also dispensed with the three‑reading requirements on these items and approved them by roll call.
Council members characterized the package as necessary to move a long‑planned infrastructure project forward. The resolutions include emergency clauses so the measures take effect immediately upon adoption and approval by the mayor.
What happens next: the village administrator is authorized to proceed with acquisition negotiations and execute settlement agreements described in the adopted resolution; the cooperative funding agreement stipulates the county will pay the village for the county sewer portion after incorporation into village construction plans.
Details recorded in the meeting transcript: the property appropriation resolution lists parcel numbers 50540066 and 540067 and references Ohio Revised Code chapter 163 for appropriation authority; a council member asked for and received on‑the‑record clarification that the parcels are associated with the village sanitary sewer project and the move was discussed with the village engineer and legal staff.
