Mentor voters approved Issues 1 and 2 during the November 3, 2020 General Election.
Passage of Issue 1 approved the construction of an ADA accessible boardwalk, observation deck, and observation tower at the Mentor Lagoons. The City of Mentor was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $115,050 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) for this purpose. The City will accept this grand funding and construction of Phase 1 will commence over the winter.
Passage of Issue 2 was a revision to the Charter which specified which land parcels define the Mentor Marina separately from the Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve. It also allowed for improvements to occur at the Mentor Marina that are consistent with normal Marina business activities and operations, and only those improvements to the Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve that are consistent with land and ecological preservation. Issue 2 also makes clear that any potential future sale, lease, or unrelated development of either of these properties would continue to require voter approval.
