Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Both supporters and detractors for the city's deer population management program attended the Council meeting Tuesday and shared their feelings
Ten Mentor residents attended the City Council meeting Tuesday evening to talk about the city's deer population management program, which has included culling and the legalization of bow hunting. Seven were in favor of the program. Three were against it. All spoke passionately. Earl Lauridsen lives near Black Brook Golf Course, one of the places where sharpshooters from Mentor Police Department have culled deer. "I would have to congratulate the program," he said. "It's working in my neighborhod. Some of my plants haven't been desecrated yet this year." Meanwhile, Barbara Welker said she was opposed to both deer hunting and culling. "I think City Council members who voted for the deer-kill program should spend a day with the bow-and-arrow …
BurgerFi, Safeguard Properties and Fredon Corporation will all receive grants from the city
City Council approved grants for three businesses that are either coming to or expanding in Mentor could during its meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. BurgerFi and Fredon Corporation will receive one-time economic development grants and Safeguard Properties will get a Mentor incentive grant, which is dependant on the business's payroll levels. It will be renovating and opening in the former Little Mountain Farmers Market at 8748 Mentor Ave. According to the city of Mentor's grant information, this renovation will cost about $1 million -- in part because BurgerFi will be in the Mentor Village District and the restaurant is making an effort to make sure its appearance fits the district's motif. The Mentor BurgerFi expects to have about 50 …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
BurgerFi, Safeguard Properties and Fredon Corporation could all receive grants from the city
Three businesses that are either coming to or expanding in Mentor could receive grants from the government if City Council approves them during its meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. BurgerFi and Fredon Corporation could receive one-time economic development grants and Safeguard Properties could get a Mentor incentive grant, which is dependant on the business's payroll levels. It will be renovating and opening in the former Little Mountain Farmers Market at 8748 Mentor Ave. According to the city of Mentor's grant information, this renovation will cost about $1 million -- in part because BurgerFi will be in the Mentor Village District and the restaurant is making an effort to make sure its appearance fits the district's motif. The Mentor …
Friday, January 18, 2013
During a work session Tuesday, Council and administration talked about ways in which they could calm traffic -- including smart trailers, more aggressive police enforcement or speed humps and table
Mentor City Council and administration met Tuesday to talk about ways in which the city could calm areas with traffic problems. Those problems could include having too much traffic volume, too many speeders, too many crashes or a combination of factors on a specific street. While specific names of streets did come up during the sesson -- Iroquois, Grant and Hayes were all mentioned -- the city did not discuss specific solutions for specific streets. Instead, the administration asked Council for their input on creating a consistent policy on how to handle a traffic problem when and where one exists. "Our purpose here is to reduce unsafe speeds -- especially in residential neighborhoods," Filipiak said, during the work session. Filipiak …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Council was split on both votes
Mentor City Council voted for two ordinances during its meeting Tuesday night that pertain to the city's ongoing deer population management plan. And, though both passed, neither did unanimously. The first ordinance added deer to the list of "nuisance animals" in Mentor. Consequently, it is now a fourth-degree misdemeanor to feed or harbor deer. Mentor City Manager Kenneth Filipiak said the purpose of the ordinance is to discourage deer from coming into residential parts of the city. "The city of Mentor has many issues related to human-deer interactions," he said. Mentor averaged about 33 deer per square mile, according to the results of a flyover count the city paid for in March 2011. That count didn't include Veterans Park, which has a …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Legislation has been introduced that, if approved, would name deers as a nuisance animal
For more than a year now, the administration of Mentor has talked about the deer population in its city and how to decrease it. Mentor averaged about 33 deer per square mile, according to the results of a flyover count the city paid for in March 2010. That count didn't include Veterans Park, which has averaged about 120 deer per square mile during the last 10 years, according to the city. The administration is concerned that this amount of deer threatens the community's biodiversity, causes a disproportionate amount of traffic crashes and is even unhealthy for the deer. Consequently, the city -- over the past year -- has instituted a plan to manage the deer population in Mentor. The program has five parts: educate the public on the dangers…
Friday, December 14, 2012
The $3.375 million upgrades will be initially funded by bonds from the Lake County Port Authority
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Mentor City Council voted for a series of resolutions Thursday that will allow Great Lakes Mall to make more than $3 million worth of energy-efficient upgrades. And what does City Council have to do with the mall, you may ask. Two years ago, Council approved an Energy Special Improvement District that included the mall. This means the mall can pay back projects that have to due with energy efficiency by special assessment. Now, the mall intends to replace its roof and roof-mounted HVAC units, which qualifies. The Lake County Port Authority will issue $3.375 million in bonds to Simon Property Group, which owns the Mentor mall, to fund the project. Simon will then pay back the principal with 6-percent interest over the next 10 years. The …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Council also thanked Chief Daniel Llewellyn for his service, voted to put cameras in police cruisers during its meeting Tuesday evening
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Mentor City Council voted in favor of an agreement during its meeting Tuesday night that will allow it to share public works equipment with Painesville, Painesville Township and Madison. The pact is part of a pilot program for the state of Ohio and it leaves room for other municipalities in Lake County, as well as the county engineer's office, to join. In addition to loaning out its public works equipment, this means the city of Mentor could also receive additional help from neighboring communities in time of need, Mentor City Manager Kenneth Filipiak said. "We can choose to participate at whatever level we see fit," Filipiak said to Council. He added that the agreement was "very open ended." "We have a structure in place to allow us to …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
City Council is also scheduled to discuss and possibly vote on the 2013 budget, as well
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Mentor City Council is scheduled to vote on an ordinance that, if approved, would fund the installation of microphones and high-definition cameras in 25 Mentor Police Department cruisers. Council can vote on this ordinance during its meeting 7 p.m. at City Hall. The city has been talking about putting cameras in police cruisers for more than a year now. The cameras would film activity happening both inside and outside of the cruiser. The city of Mentor asked for bids on the project and received seven of them, including one from WatchGuard Video, which the city recommended that Council accept. While WatchGuard did not have the lowest bid at $150,000, it did have the lowest bid that included high-definition video and background recording. …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Proposed budget puts emphasis on infrastructure, capital improvements and new equipment
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Mentor City Manager Kenneth Filipiak and City Council discussed the proposed budget for 2013 during a work session Tuesday. While the budget is not finalized until Council approves it, the proposed budget does give a good idea of what the final budget will probably look like. Here are some highlights from the proposed budget: The suggested 2013 budget is $53 million, as opposed to the 2012 that was $51 million. Filipiak explained that operational expenses for this and next year will be similar. The $2 million difference comes from additional capital programs, he said. As in previous years, 2013's capital programs would focus on infrastructure and roads. Here are the major roadway improvements planned for 2013 and what they will cost the …
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