Mentor · issues
Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Mentor public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Emergency generator upgrades
Fire Station 4 gets a new generator, Station 5 and the amphitheater get transfer switches, and the city buys a portable generator for outages.
Flock Safety camera privacy concerns
A resident made his third appeal to cancel the Flock camera contract, citing abuse of the system elsewhere. Police credited the cameras with catching violent criminals and finding a kidnapped Mentor victim; officials say data is deleted after 30 days and audits show no local misuse.
Deer hunting permit transparency
A resident asked for broader notice before deer culling occurs near neighborhoods, saying only residents within 500 feet are notified and gunshots are unnerving.
Municipal Annex Building Construction
Rycon Construction won the $6.9 million contract for the new municipal annex serving police and parks/recreation, with centralized records storage and 11 new restrooms for the amphitheater grounds — targeted before the 2027 Mentor Rocks season.