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Council approves minutes, street closure for bike safety event, invoices and to join Star Lake consent decree
Summary
The council approved the May 11 minutes; authorized temporary street closures for a July 11 bicycle/e-bike safety event; approved most items on the June 8 invoice list (with a separate vote on two items where the mayor abstained); and voted to sign the city's party participation in the Star Lake Superfund consent decree.
Groves City Council took several routine and administrative actions at its June 8 meeting.
Minutes and ceremonial items: The council voted to approve the May 11, 2026 meeting minutes. The council also heard a proclamation recognizing Cindy Heert as the 2026 Groves Mother of the Year and swore in four new deputy marshals.
Street closure and community event: Council approved a motion to temporarily close the 4300 and 4400 blocks of Lincoln Avenue (Capitol to College/Cool Street) for a bicycle and e-bike safety event scheduled for July 11 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Organizers described helmet-safety stations, bike checks, skill courses, donated prizes and food, and plans to preserve sidewalk and business access.
Invoice approvals: Council reviewed the June 8 invoice list, which included payments for vehicle leases, landfill disposal, engineering and demolition, chemicals for water treatment, and a consultant grant payment to the comprehensive-plan consultant. In a first vote, the council approved items 1–6 and 9–17. The council then held a second vote on items 7 and 8; the mayor recorded an abstention on that second vote and the motion passed with the remaining members voting yes. Some item amounts were unclear in the record and should be confirmed in the official invoice packet.
Consent decree participation: The council voted to authorize the city to sign the federal consent-decree settlement that makes Groves a participating party in the Star Lake Superfund site action. The motion passed unanimously on the recorded votes.
Votes at a glance: - Approve minutes (May 11) — outcome: approved (Mayor Chris Bourne: yes; Mayor Pro Tem Tim Gay: yes; Council member McAdams: yes; Council member Shallet: yes). - Temporary closure for bicycle/e-bike event (July 11) — outcome: approved (same recorded majority). - Invoice list — items 1–6, 9–17 approved in first vote; items 7–8 approved in a second vote with the mayor recorded as abstaining. - City participation in Star Lake Superfund consent decree — outcome: approved (recorded yes votes).
