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A resident who described a recent house‑party short‑term rental said vehicles parked on lawns and in neighbors’ driveways and that a call to police was required. He asked council to make enforcement practical and to consult neighbors when drafting rules. The resident urged that short‑term rentals not be allowed to “subordinate” full‑time families living in single‑family neighborhoods.

Council members and staff said they are drafting a short‑term‑rental ordinance and offered the key elements being considered: treating STRs as a conditional use subject to Planning & Zoning approval, a mandated local 24/7 contact for complaints, parking restricted to on‑site driveways/garages, posted guest information at each property, safety compliance (smoke and CO detectors and safe egress), and occupant limits tied to bedroom count.

A council member described a draft occupancy limit modeled on other Ohio communities: “2 overnight guests per bedroom plus 2 additional people,” and staff confirmed the city intends to require an on‑site contact who can respond immediately to complaints. The draft would allow the city to suspend or revoke conditional‑use permits for operators who repeatedly violate local nuisance, parking or safety rules.

Council and code staff emphasized cross‑referencing the new STR rules with existing city code (noise, parking and property‑maintenance sections) to ensure enforceability. Staff said the committee is finalizing the cross‑references and that a public hearing and formal ordinance will follow once the draft is complete.

Speakers on the dais urged a measured approach that addresses neighborhood impacts while crafting legally defensible language; the mayor said the administration is willing to pursue enforceable rules and to defend them if challenged by affected operators.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","5-21-2025 City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Residents urged council to limit or tightly regulate short‑term rentals in waterfront and dense residential neighborhoods. Council members said a draft ordinance is being developed that would treat short‑term rentals as a conditional use with guest limits, parking rules and a 24/7 local contact requirement.","taxTitle","New Franklin, Summit County, Ohio","taxId",52170,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6226737,"Council approves purchase of compact track loader and trailer for parks, cemetery and service department",604,4035000,4639000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503914-bf01c08add5eab685cf365b11e8178dd&start=4035&end=4639","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503914-bf01c08add5eab685cf365b11e8178dd/thumbnail_4035000.jpg","/articles/6226737/New-Franklin/Summit-County/Ohio/Council-approves-purchase-of-compact-track-loader-and-trailer-for-parks-cemetery-and-service-department","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226737-b824d16e301717616a069c302c740589/orig.mp4?Expires=1770429755&Signature=I2ouFI7307iaTcmZ4C4ys6cU2U2~AkpxAOE-1bbO5oUtlXploF4CcYMxcCTawKSqUROswr~YccM8DRyHgO2r6PWFgDsqIMQkW9na8B7zn-EOPtN3i-ZjMbVkvQFXifKeBZuVG6jy4OZFUcnpylkRzQzNpl6Q6SEvgAuF69eb31k6CbasyD6Zd4u6pSwVzlOro-hF55mVu8PPZ2qb8ayg8Pn7yCW7SB3dXVK-5G3bO1ag3-4i5CxR8xbCdMTqUeRrU7zxn-Y06rAESqLp8hxgMGRrwqSFKT7nTiMsWViRefoC1wh3ivBLCSdgHfnY~1amY5CW4JdQYmbm6C1T5laARg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","New Franklin’s streets and drainage committee and council approved the purchase of a compact track loader and a heavy‑duty trailer for the service, parks and cemetery departments.

Committee members said the loader is a medium‑sized compact track loader (vendored as a Caterpillar model described in the order) with a high‑flow hydraulic pump to power a range of attachments—snowblower, stump grinder, brush cutter and other implements used for trail construction and maintenance. The purchase price cited in committee discussion was $88,795.87 for the loader; the trailer vendor quote was about $15,300.

Staff said the item was included in the current budget and that the parks commission recommended splitting the purchase cost equally among Parks, Cemetery and Service Department budgets. Parks staff also noted the machine would allow more in‑house work on a proposed multi‑use trail and other maintenance projects rather than contracting out those tasks.

The parks commission had vetted the need and unanimously recommended the purchase; committee members reviewed technical considerations (attachment compatibility and high‑flow hydraulics) and confirmed the loader can operate on narrow trail corridors and dump into standard dump trucks. The resolution authorizing the purchase (resolution 25‑R‑32) was adopted at the meeting with recorded council votes.","Council approved a resolution to buy a Caterpillar compact track loader and a Load Trail trailer for use by the service, parks and cemetery departments, with the cost split across the three budgets; the purchase was presented as budgeted equipment that will support trail work and routine maintenance.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6226742,"Council approves extension to zoning diagnostic contract, moves into phase 3 work",783,3489000,4272000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503914-bf01c08add5eab685cf365b11e8178dd&start=3489&end=4272","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503914-bf01c08add5eab685cf365b11e8178dd/thumbnail_3489000.jpg","/articles/6226742/New-Franklin/Summit-County/Ohio/Council-approves-extension-to-zoning-diagnostic-contract-moves-into-phase-3-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226742-d0ab8e79b4105856019d2017c728f8be/orig.mp4?Expires=1770429755&Signature=XFI6zEd6x07avKmUv4Cq~Hefqj-yW9Jdf3iTGhDgnCFnk3qGaTMb8ujez96sEdERApXCO1re0fIg6vDpmSjQCRcUKuVfePXF1SaGDoo~Usb7w2uR70LUHRzKS-Pxsg~o~0DrYrg8Rt~ciMaIWZWstc1xyoc34MPH42F53DAHubmINtuYnFpGCSCdQsupOgwTElcGlUNCPYt~Y8EPflPYa3-REPX0hYsfU8DXwcOgKUXSYNWcR-jhjB5NONoVPonWYS13kgWcQUqfsTqGM2zR8vNdhqmgrsCcCgBTPvdnGQBzD2Bd4uWGUqgVm9FfLeOAGqyVE6aworbmeokwL8aPSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The community development committee authorized the mayor to enter into an agreement with Town Planning Practice LLC to complete phase 2 of a zoning diagnostic and begin phase 3 of an update to the city’s zoning code.

City staff said the work began with a diagnostic of the city’s township‑era zoning code and that the consultant, Fred Guevara of Town Planning Practice LLC, had delivered the diagnostic and recommended a series of phases to revise the code. The new contract would let the consultant finish outstanding phase‑2 tasks (mainly revisions sought by the Planning & Zoning Commission) and launch the more labor‑intensive phase 3, which includes code restructuring and implementation work.

Council members asked whether the city should wait until phase 2 is fully complete before contracting for phase 3. Supporters said overlapping the last revisions of phase 2 with early phase‑3 work will keep momentum and limit pauses between public hearings and final drafts. One councilmember called the pause “another month” that would not meaningfully delay the overall project; another said the city had waited many years and should “keep the ball rolling.”

Staff clarified the two contract drafts showed a monthly rate discrepancy due to an earlier drafting error; the consultant’s proposed scope and his hourly/monthly assumptions had not materially changed. Council approved the resolution authorizing the phase‑2 completion and phase‑3 implementation work, with the contract to go into effect June 1.

The committee framed the zoning work as preparatory to development that would follow sewer and water extensions, and members said updated subdivision regulations, zoning districts and mixed‑use provisions will position the city to receive and shape future projects. The vote to adopt the resolution was recorded by the clerk at the committee meeting.","Council approved a resolution to continue Town Planning Practice LLC’s contract to finish phase 2 of a zoning diagnostic and begin phase 3, a package meant to update the city’s outdated township‑era zoning code and prepare for anticipated development.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6226746,"Council considers two TIF districts to fund sewer, water and infrastructure for Turkey Foot Lake development",1117,4643000,5760000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503914-bf01c08add5eab685cf365b11e8178dd&start=4643&end=5760","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503914-bf01c08add5eab685cf365b11e8178dd/thumbnail_4643000.jpg","/articles/6226746/New-Franklin/Summit-County/Ohio/Council-considers-two-TIF-districts-to-fund-sewer-water-and-infrastructure-for-Turkey-Foot-Lake-development","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226746-79c65b38cdbaf1d7535f5ccb8a578a17/orig.mp4?Expires=1770429755&Signature=elZgsVbRwEica78j87esgl5VkMoyMZsiMOkQyk7-8a3fZzzv3wAZxeSSly2mx7rkxODlkqHjtopi9cR-Dgbtod87yTIQarPEf-9V6i7Ln0Ao3LO7XRte8butJoOb5gyjqAKAnIbzfxpcP1EZATevbtFrUPhJGzfyx1Ur11o9liA6zTPuCGj5rpyhTseU2-4pnmzpb0PLDaDsN~e73T5VsbEbiFvAsTOrtbTNXGIfd4loLjM5Pw~Zw~K3yjwrFBpMVA~y8fS-WYEQALJWB6G8wCmuwp4CWH2G~tcrec8GAsMLXMBwdoHQZPN4bFNvmaKwl30AHyev79xRBFRqBkU9lQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","New Franklin council members and city advisers discussed proposed tax‑increment financing (TIF) incentive districts intended to fund sewer, water and road infrastructure for a multi‑phase development at Turkey Foot Lake.

The city introduced two ordinances to create Incentive District No. 1 and No. 2 and an accompanying economic‑development plan. The plan and ordinances rely on Ohio’s TIF statute; the presentation cited the relevant sections of the Ohio Revised Code when the program was described to council.

The mayor and city counsel explained how the TIF would work: when new taxable value appears from built homes, a portion of the generated tax increment would be retained to reimburse allowable infrastructure expenses before the remaining dollars flow to the county and school partners. The advisers and the developer’s team described a negotiated split (discussed publicly during the meeting as 55% to the city and school‑system shares, with the remainder available to reimburse developer‑eligible expenses), and they said the developer estimated infrastructure costs in the high single‑digit to mid‑tens of millions. As the mayor said during the committee: “If there’s ever going to be any meaningful development on the West Side Of The Channel, it’s gonna require sewer and water.”

Council members and residents pressed several substantive questions: which parcels are included in each district; whether the developer’s proposed lift station and force main will be sized to accommodate future tie‑ins from adjacent neighborhoods; how reimbursable costs will be staged across phases; whether prevailing‑wage or Davis‑Bacon requirements would apply to reimbursed public‑work parts of the project; and what happens if market absorption is slower than projected. City counsel and the developer’s attorney said those constructs are within the draft development and reimbursement agreements and that final allocations will be confirmed in the development agreement and financing documents.

Several council members and residents raised concerns about public engagement and the long‑term implications for school and county revenues. The mayor and legal counsel said negotiations with the school district and other stakeholders have been ongoing and that council would see the ordinances over multiple readings. The ordinances were introduced and time was granted for further review; council did not adopt the TIF ordinances that night.

Advisers and council emphasized key limits and protections that will appear in final documents: reimbursable costs are limited to enumerated infrastructure work (water, sewer, roads and permitted public works), the developer must present invoices and draw documentation to support reimbursement, and county fiscal procedures will create a distinct increment parcel to track TIF collections. The advisers also noted the financing market will require documentation showing how the reimbursement stream is generated, and that lenders will evaluate the credit‑support structure and developer guarantees when underwriting any public‑sale or private financing tied to the project.

Councilmembers asked for additional time and clarity on engineering estimates, the parcel lists for each district, and the waterfall of distributions. Multiple speakers urged the city to publish a clear, plain‑language summary of the plan and the reimbursement waterfall so residents can understand long‑term revenue effects; the mayor said the city would prepare a public summary and encouraged further public engagement.","Council members and advisers discussed two proposed tax‑increment‑financing districts tied to a multi‑phase residential development at Turkey Foot Lake. The proposal would capture a share of new property‑tax revenue to reimburse developer infrastructure costs; council opened discussion but did not adopt the ordinances at first reading.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6226751,"Municipal advisers present fund-balance, debt and financing options as city plans a five-year forecast",0,872000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503914-bf01c08add5eab685cf365b11e8178dd&start=872&end=872","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503914-bf01c08add5eab685cf365b11e8178dd/thumbnail_872000.jpg","/articles/6226751/New-Franklin/Summit-County/Ohio/Municipal-advisers-present-fund-balance-debt-and-financing-options-as-city-plans-a-five-year-forecast","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226751-af6ef7b115774dca0a82a14118c33175/orig.mp4?Expires=1770429755&Signature=Mx-g~Mr7BXxfq9G7zTDQZFurRzTlNQXoXnArBuR3QUi~7RGsPDumXx22spN6DyPIW~yHyZY2LBnFwZBsxXafpzLb9IGBXluKhjfglvJTMwEry05X4qrEl0UQPJha1u5HE1AoS6myAdNE3ab3dhyq2dV24IBmGamG9wkw1HB3CcCQp6teK~z3KQ9p1f3D6OF57olr-GFXB8WQUvjEoFEcrH8lG2P8Up1x-QrE~Qh4vo8LfWLtoAot52fiOxfjMAzuhs5Oq4hb5Q4iAb-9RJR2o2ZztNgQzuVfJ8XgSGV1F0x7yYqR99Q~sF7lidBUSD1tIPZn-GO8CVH6Sz898d-cUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","New Franklin’s finance committee heard a comprehensive financial review from municipal advisers MAS Financial and Davenport Financial that laid out the city’s recent revenue gains, a low current debt load and options for financing future capital projects.

The advisers summarized five years of audited data and told the committee the city “has been able to more than double its fund balances,” a result the presenters attributed to income-tax and property-tax growth and federal COVID relief funds. They also said the city’s unassigned fund balance was about 10% of revenues in fiscal 2023 and that its available fund balance (unassigned plus assigned/committed) was roughly 30% of revenues in that year.

The presentation’s nut graf: those savings have improved the city’s fiscal standing but, measured against a peer group of Ohio cities and typical rating-agency expectations, the city still falls short on some benchmarks. The advisers said the growth that produced recent savings may slow and urged the city to build formal financial policies and produce a five-year forecast before pursuing major debt.

Top-line findings presented to council included: fund balances more than doubled over five years; fund balances measured as a percent of revenue remain below the peer median; the city currently has a minimal debt profile; and the city faces roughly $10–15 million in identified capital needs over the next three to five years, some of which already carries grant support. As the advisers put it, “the city has a minimal existing debt profile,” which helps its credit position now but also means the city has little existing borrowing capacity to allocate to new projects.

Advisers discussed three principal ways the city could obtain financing for capital work: direct bank loans (private placements), a public sale of bonds (municipal bonds sold through an underwriter), and subsidized state or federal programs (for example, USDA or state water loan programs such as Ohio Water Development Authority or Ohio Public Works Commission for project-specific loans). The advisers cautioned lenders will look at four credit components: economic base, financial performance and flexibility, debt burden, and management practices.

They recommended a short program of next steps: build the five-year forecast, revisit formal financial policies (especially a tailored fund-balance policy), and continue municipal-adviser support during any tax-increment-financing (TIF) or debt-planning work. The advisers also noted that rating agencies commonly target available fund balances near 30% for Ohio income-tax–dependent governments and that Ohio’s reliance on income tax makes local governments particularly sensitive to revenue volatility.

Committee members asked about year-to-year variation and how federal one-time funds and wage increases factor into forecasts. The advisers said audited FY2023 financials were the basis for the model and that FY2024 inputs would be added “as soon as the audited financials are done.” They also cautioned that some federal COVID/ARPA and workers’ comp monies remain committed but unspent in many municipalities and that such timing artifacts can distort peer snapshots.

The presentation closed with an offer to return later in the year with a formal five‑year forecast and proposed financial policies. The advisers said they would remain available should the city seek a credit rating or pursue financing tied to a capital plan.","MAS Financial and Davenport Financial presented a comprehensive financial review to New Franklin’s finance committee, reporting growth in fund balances, a minimal debt profile, and the need to plan for roughly $10–15 million of capital work that may require future borrowing.","actionData","errors"]

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