Lakemore mayor to canvass Brittany Commons after resident complaints about private-lake development

The mayor of the Village of Lakemore told council she will spend a day canvassing residents in Brittany Commons after receiving multiple calls and emails about tree removal and work tied to a privately owned lake and a dam repair.

"I'm going to take a day ... and I'm going to go door-to-door over there. So, everybody can tell me exactly what they have to say because I want to hear it from them," the mayor said on the record, emphasizing she wants direct input from residents before taking further steps. The mayor also told the council that, based on the record, the project is privately owned and had not yet come before the planning commission.

The mayor said the village's options are constrained by law. "There's nothing the Village of Lakemore can do in this matter," she said, while offering to consult the village attorney and other counsel and to contact the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for questions about dam‑repair requirements.

Participants on the record identified S. Bickley at Environmental Design Group (EDG) as a technical contact for the project and suggested residents could email him for technical updates. The transcript also included discussion of timing rules tied to wildlife protection: speakers noted that tree removal is often done before April 1 to avoid bat‑season restrictions and that access to the dam is a driver for some removals.

Council members also announced local cleanup events and other village business during the meeting; however, the mayor’s canvass request and the explanation that the development is private were the primary items related to Brittany Commons on the record.

What happens next: the mayor said she would speak with residents directly, consult the village attorney as needed, and could contact ODNR for clarifications on dam‑repair requirements. The transcript does not record any formal action by council to intervene against the private project.

Context: the matter was presented as neighborhood concern rather than a pending planning application to the village. Residents seeking technical details were directed toward the project engineer and to ODNR for state regulatory guidance.

Contact and community follow-up: the mayor encouraged residents to email the village and to bring specific complaints; the technical contact given on the record was S. Bickley at Environmental Design Group (EDG).