Ward 5 Council Member· 2026-01-01–2027-12-31 (elected Nov 2025; term starts January 1, 2026. Ohio Revised Code § 731.03(A) (text read at codes.ohio.gov): council members serve two-year terms commencing on the first day of January next after the odd-year election, so the term ends December 31, 2027; roster per city council page (2026-2027).)
Kate Smiley
Lancaster
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 15
- Total speaking time
- 25:01
- Avg per meeting
- 1:40
- Segments
- 309
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Top issues during term (9)(Roads)
East Main Street shoulder widening and sidewalk project
About $335,000 in city-side land acquisition costs, with 90 percent expected back from a federal grant.
Arbor Valley Drive and 6th Avenue bridge progress
Funded partly by school district contributions and the street levy; total not stated.
Sixth Avenue Bridge delay
Construction estimate raised to about $2.55 million, with inspection costs additional.
River Valley Boulevard intersection repaved
Cost borne by the mall, not the city.
Transit EV study MOU with the county
Reimbursement pass-through only; county spends funds up front.
Complete streets after Lincoln Avenue crash
Eastside Industrial Connector Study
An $800,000 federal grant funds the feasibility study.
Chestnut Street one-way conversion
Striping by Griffin Paving and signing by LDOT; no project cost figure was stated.
Whiley Road reconstruction
Construction contract costs will be set through the bidding process; no total was given.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Smiley was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Roads.
Voting record (0)(Roads)
No votes found matching Roads.