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Lake Odessa council holds special meeting to brainstorm priorities; facilitator to deliver summary, Brownfield explained
Summary
At a May 20 special meeting, Lake Odessa council members and staff brainstormed priorities and asked ICEA facilitator Ryan Wilson to summarize the ideas; the meeting also included an overview of a proposed Brownfield. The session adjourned after a unanimous procedural vote.
Village President Karen Banks called a special meeting of the Lake Odessa Village Council to order at 6:00 p.m. on May 20 at the Page Memorial Building, where council members and staff spent the evening jointly outlining priorities and clarifying a proposed Brownfield project.
Council members in attendance — President Karen Banks and Trustees Mike Brighton, Bob Green, Neena Rush and Martha Yoder — each described items they wanted the village to address. Village Manager Mark Borden presented his list of goals to the group and contributed items for the council’s consolidated list.
Ryan Wilson, the meeting facilitator from ICEA, organized an open discussion in which council and staff talked through each listed item and produced a large, topic-organized set of ideas. Wilson said he would synthesize those notes into a written summary and send the report to President Banks and Village Manager Borden for review.
Participants also discussed a currently proposed Brownfield. Wilson provided an explanation of how a Brownfield works to clarify the program’s purpose and processes for council members and staff; the transcript records the overview but does not specify legal citations, financial terms, or next procedural steps for that proposal.
The meeting concluded with a procedural motion to adjourn by Trustee Neena Rush, supported by Trustee Martha Yoder. The council voted unanimously, 5-0, and adjourned at 8:55 p.m. The minutes include an approval notation showing the minutes were later approved on June 15, 2026.
