County Commissioner· 2023-01-01–2026-12-31
John T. Plecnik
Lake County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 49
- Total speaking time
- 4:07:50
- Avg per meeting
- 5:03
- Segments
- 2696
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Top issues during term (8)(Environment)
Elimination of E-Check emissions testing
If E-Check ends, Lake County drivers would no longer pay for emissions testing on their plate renewals.
Landfill gas and solar energy projects at the solid waste facility
Not yet determined — depends on winning proposals.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Free to residents, funded by an Ohio EPA grant.
Solid waste facility leachate force main
Estimated project cost of $190,000; bids open October 21, 2026.
Solid Waste Facility Baler Building Slab Repair
$447,463.50 contract
Farmland preservation grant application
The grant could bring state farmland preservation funding into the county; no direct county cost was stated.
Universal waste and hazardous waste collection
Free to residents; county continues the program after the OEPA grant ends March 31.
Beth Bollas Clean & Green Art Contest
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Plecnik was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Resolution 20260903\U01 — Final Estimate No. 5, American Environmental Group (UT-12)
BEL Environmental agreement — 2026 engineering & environmental support, solid waste facility
BEL Environmental agreement — 2026 air compliance services
Resolution U02 – BEL Environmental engineering support for Solid Waste Facility
Resolution U03 – BEL Environmental air compliance services
Voting record (7)(Environment)
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