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Lordstown council adopts three emergency ordinances, approves sewer settlement and accepts police resignation
Summary
At a recent Village of Lordstown council meeting, members unanimously adopted two emergency ordinances and approved a third with one abstention; they also accepted a police resignation, authorized advertising for a public hearing on rear-yard usage, and held an executive session on pending litigation.
The Village of Lordstown council voted to adopt three emergency ordinances and took several administrative actions at its meeting. Council approved a settlement ordinance for a sanitary sewer dispute with Imperial Communities Inc., repealed a long-standing Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) tax abatement for Metalco Inc., and adopted a policy limiting department-head repair spending to $3,000 without council approval. The council also accepted the resignation of a police department employee and authorized the clerk to advertise a public hearing on revised rear-yard usage rules.
The most consequential vote authorized a settlement with Imperial Communities Inc. Council suspended the rules and adopted Ordinance 11-2026 by roll call, with five members voting yes and one abstention. Council member Radke explained his abstention by saying the settlement involved an EPA matter connected to his family business. "I'll be abstaining because this is a settlement agreement between the EPA and our family business," he said to the council record.
Council also unanimously suspended the rules and adopted Ordinance 12-2026, which confirms the termination of the CRA real-property tax abatement originally granted to Metalco Inc. and repeals Ordinance 70-2013. In the same sequence of emergency measures, council approved Ordinance 13-2026 to codify department-head purchasing authority that permits purchases under $1,000 without council approval and caps repair work at $3,000 absent council consent.
In administrative business, council accepted the resignation of Charles Mendenhall, effective March 21, and voted to authorize the clerk to publish notice for a public hearing on proposed changes to rear-yard usage regulations. Council later voted to enter an executive session to discuss a Supreme Court lawsuit involving Bristolville; the recorded roll call showed four yes votes and two no votes to enter the session. No public action followed the executive session.
The ordinances were declared emergency measures and were adopted by roll-call votes recorded in the meeting minutes. The village solicitor and staff confirmed the settlement and ordinance language are on the record; council asked that any confidential technical appendices or proprietary details be cleared with the solicitor before further private discussion.
The council adjourned following completion of business.
