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Writer says local government resignations are a warning sign of things to come.

Hartville named Eric J. Williams as village solicitor, following the resignation of solicitor Ron Starkey.

Green was nominated by Councilman Ben Ohler, and the motion passed 4-1. Former Council President Elizabeth Williams resigned March 30.

Council ignores application deadline, calls special meeting to fill post.

With a 3-2 vote, Hartville Village council chose to remove Juneteenth from its list of recognized holidays.

One request was for mini storage units, and the other was for a sign variance.

Hartville officials discuss ways to fund a planned new police facility in wake of levy defeat at the polls.

Hartville Village expected to receive $600,000 in additional COVID-19 aid The Repository KEY ACTION: Established a Coronavirus Aid Fiscal Recovery Fund for forthcoming federal COVID-19 relief funds. DISCUSSION: Councilwoman Bev Green asked Fiscal Officer Scott Varney for an explanation of why the fund was being established.  “The Recovery Act passed a month ago by the president and Congress will bring continued funding in response to the coronavirus,” Varney said. “Since it is federal m...

Hartville Council approves next phase of new police facility design The Repository Tuesday meeting KEY ACTION: Amended the village’s 2021 budget appropriations, including $46,900 for the design development phase of the planned village police department renovation. DISCUSSION: In 2020, Council unanimously approved the purchase of a 6,500-square-foot commercial building at 526 S. Prospect Ave. DS Architecture was selected to design the new village police station. The design development phase i...