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Residents urge clearer truck routing and warn council on zoning code changes and voter approval
Summary
During public comment, a resident asked council to ensure proposed planning code changes follow charter and ballot requirements, while another resident urged clearer signage and enforcement to reduce heavy truck through‑traffic on Ravenna Road and the square.
Two residents spoke during the public‑comment period at the Twinsburg City Council meeting on May 12 about separate local issues.
Lori Fasina asked council to review the new zoning code language and ensure the city follows the charter and state‑law procedures for zoning amendments. Fasina cited section 11.22.04 and a charter reference (section 7a01) as basis for her concern that certain text changes could require voter approval. "I urge you as you're talking this through tonight or you're gonna vote on it, you know, for first reading ... go in to American Legal and go to that section that I just quoted and see what it says because it's a problem if we don't follow the statutes," Fasina said. The law director agreed to provide an opinion and later told council the short answer is "no" not everything requires voter approval, but he said he would send a written opinion to council.
Grace Hackett, a parent and local school employee, described safety concerns from heavy semi trucks traveling on Ravenna Road and through the square — disruption that shakes houses near a storm grate and endangers pedestrians and students walking to schools located on that route. Hackett asked for clearer signage directing trucks to McTarian Memorial Parkway or other routes and stronger enforcement: "I'm just respectfully asking for council to consider some stronger enforcement," she said. Councilmembers said staff will review signage, include nearby streets like Twin Hills Parkway in the assessment, and post information on Together Twinsburg.
Council agreed to follow up: the law director will deliver a written opinion on whether the cited code changes require voter approval, and staff will review signage and enforcement options for heavy vehicles in the downtown area.
