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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Lancaster public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Solid waste district fees rising
Council approved the regional five-year solid waste plan update, but Council Member Knisley warned its generation fees will more than triple and likely raise residents' sanitation bills.
Wastewater plant odor complaints
Residents in the third, fourth and fifth wards keep reporting smells from the wastewater plant. Council members Smiley and Cohen both raised it; Water Pollution Control's Curtis is preparing clearer public explanations of what's being done.
Mosquito control approach
Resident Debby Rockwood asked the city to rethink fogging, saying it only kills adult mosquitoes and harms pollinators, and pushing dunks and larval control instead.
Urban Forest Management Plan
The Tree Commission reported the city's 286,000 trees deliver $1.7 million in annual benefits and 30 million gallons of stormwater capture, with an ODNR grant funding a street tree inventory.
Vetter's Run cleanup
Lancaster High School students will lead a cleanup of flood debris along the high school trail Thursday, with city equipment helping haul heavy items.