Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Responsible governance means matching the response to the problem — especially when a home is at stake.

A homeowners association in North Ridgeville has ordered a resident to remove a Little Free Library from her front yard by Sept. 30, saying the book exchange box violates bylaws against yard storage.

A developer representative for MI Homes told the Commercial Point council the Foxfire North plat is nearing completion and pledged to check whether sales teams can formally disclose proximity to a likely data center by the council's June 1 meeting; council members and residents pressed for clearer buyer protections and consistent HOA enforcement.

After a concept presentation, the commission discussed whether municipal authority or separate PUD ordinances can ensure perpetual landscape/maintenance obligations, whether periodic village walkthroughs or incentives should be used, and the potential use of special service areas if HOAs dissolve.