From the Advocate
Aurora – It appears a children’s residential center will not become a reality in the former Geauga Lake Hotel at Route 43 and Treat Road.
On Tuesday, City Council approved a $25,000 settlement with Grant Edward Enterprises LLC, which would lead to the firm withdrawing an appeal to Portage County Common Pleas Court.
In February, Council upheld the planning commission’s December 2008 rejection of a conditional zoning certificate, which would have allowed the CRC to locate in the former hotel.
In April, Grant Edward Enterprises, through its attorney Sheldon Berns, filed an administrative appeal of Council’s denial with common pleas court.
Following a 20-minute executive session Tuesday, Council unanimously approved the city paying Grant Edward Enterprises $25,000, which would lead to a consent judgment and dismissal of the case.
So the city pays them $25,000!!! The city ought to CUT THE GRASS for them and bill $25,000. From the same city council that blah blahs about fireworks for weeks and drones onand on about minuscule spending.
Residents— short on cash? Take the city to court then settle for big $$$$ Or is there more to this ?
Goodbye
I couldn’t agree more. This is the same city council that approved the widening of route 43 based on the traffic patterns of 10 years ago. I drive that path every day and prior to the construction there was traffic problem. Now they have destroyed the beautiful trees along 43 and will cause untold traffic issues during months of construction. According to the Advocate, it would cost the city more to stop the work than to go through with it. These are just a couple of examples of how the mayor and city council love to spend our money recklessly. Remember the clock tower? Give me a break!! We need change!
and there ought to be a bike path put in as long as they are cutting this swath for the new interstate highway it’s going to look like streetsboro someday!!
aurora will never look like streetsboro, there’s too many brown nosers and stuck up people for that too happen.
Not sure if anyone has followed but there is another potential buyer for that location – and the city has not yet approved the zoning there either
The council has again drawn out the process cost the seller & potential buyers a lot of time and money – which it will be likely there will be more legal messes –