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Council approves Liberty Hill Apartments site plan despite resident objections to EV pad

Solon City Council · May 5, 2026
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Summary

Solon City Council approved a planning-area variance and site plan for Liberty Hill Apartments, allowing a 25-by-25 pad for two EV charging stations at a former compactor site; nearby resident Larry Mecklenburg urged the city to restore the area to grass, while the applicant said power was already present and most concrete would be returned to lawn.

Council approved a site plan and related variances for Liberty Hill Apartments that allow a small electric-vehicle charging pad where a compactor once stood. The approval followed public comment from a nearby resident who said the city had agreed to return the former compactor area to grass.

Resident Larry Mecklenburg told the council, “I'm here about the, well, it used to be the compactor... I'm not for this item” and urged the council to “meet the agreed upon thing that we…

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