Cuyahoga Falls -- The rules for reporting, remediating and re-occupying clandestine drug labs in the city will go before City Council for a vote on Dec. 8. The legislation has been in the making since June. "The clandestine drug lab ordinance is the only one of its kind in the state," Hope Jones, the city's deputy law director, told the Falls News-Press. "I am proud that the administration and City Council took the lead on this issue." The purpose of the proposed legislation is to reduce public exposure to health risks where law enforcement officers have determined that hazardous chemicals from a suspected clandestine drug lab site or associated dump site may exist. [continues 366 words]
CUYAHOGA FALLS -- Taxpayers and landlords would share the financial burden of cleaning up former meth labs in the city, according to a revised version of a proposed ordinance considered by City Council July 7. After hearing concerns from several landlords and Councilmembers, Council's public affairs committee deleted language in the proposal requiring property owners of former clandestine drug lab sites to pay for cleanup and police administrative costs. By requiring the property owners to assume the expense, Fatima Rita, owner of an apartment building on Fourth Street, said, "You're making us responsible for behavior we don't want." [continues 345 words]
Cuyahoga Falls -- A new set of rules would govern clean-up of meth lab sites in the city, and require owners to tell the next owner or occupant about the property's history. The purpose of the proposed legislation, which City Council's public affairs committee will discuss June 16, is to reduce public exposure to health risks where law enforcement officers have determined that hazardous chemicals from a suspected clandestine drug lab site or associated dumpsite may exist. Police Chief John Conley said last year he and Mayor Don L. Robart formed a team made up of representatives of the police, law department, narcotics unit and community development, dedicated to cleaning up former "meth houses" in the city. [continues 280 words]
