Economic development updates: RFPs, streetlight pricing and executive session on assistance
Jul 1, 2026
Director Chelsey Kovar said FirstEnergy sent streetlight pricing; RFPs for securing Greenwood Farm's barn and the new Sidewalk Program are near finalization; two businesses proposed expansions and council held an executive session to discuss economic-development assistance under Ohio law.
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Economic Development Director Chelsey Kovar told council that FirstEnergy submitted pricing information for streetlights, which the city will discuss at a future meeting. Kovar said she is finalizing an RFP to secure and seal the Greenwood Farm barn and completing an RFP to launch a new Sidewalk Program. She also reported two businesses have proposed substantial expansion projects; the council scheduled a brief executive session with the city law director to discuss economic-development assistance related to those proposals.
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