Village of Lakemore News and Views

The 2022 Annual Stormwater Screening and Sampling report is available. Please see the information below.

  In light of the many concerns, here is some info, some borrowed from the language from Cuyahoga Falls and Hudson. See larger images below.   On February 3, a Norfolk Southern train carrying vinyl chloride derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, approximately 67 miles from Summit County. While this is a devastating event for the area in which it occurred, according to Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro, “There is no indication that our water or air have been impacted by the events in East Palestine."  Regarding air quality in Summit County,  “… the air pollution from the events was transported to the south and east by the winds,” said Sam Rubens, Administrator of the local air agency, Akron Regional Air Quality Management District, a service of Summit County Public Health. This is not in the direction of the Village of Lakemore.  The wells where the Village of Lakemore pumps water are located at 2827 Sanitarium Road in Lakemore. They do not originate in the East Palestine area. The

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR VILLAGE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES: Village administration will begin sending out notices and a letter requesting the most recent backflow annual test report. Surveys to property owners will also go out to determine if they have or should have a backflow device. Residents will have 30 days to complete and return the Cross Connection Control Surveys to the Office of the Village Administrator, P.O. Box 455, Lakemore, Ohio, 44250 or email tfast@lakemore,ohio.org. You will receive a copy of the info below and the survey. This information is also available on our Facebook page where it can be made larger.