Welcome to The City of Avon Lake

The city of Avon Lake has a history of hard working farmers scratching out a living from a heavy clay soil.  Grape vineyards lined the dirt paths, the same byways that now serve as main arteries with names like Walker, Lear, Miller and Moore.

Today, Avon Lake is home to vibrant neighborhoods, industry and commercial activity.  Please join us on the shores of Lake Erie for a beautiful sunset as the day melts into dusk and a calm comes over all who witness it.  And stay for our restaurants and shop at our local businesses.  You’ll be happy you did. 

Avon Lake Community Council is currently accepting nominations for the 2011 Citizen of the Year and Project of the Year awards. 

The Citizen of the Year nominee must be a resident of Avon Lake and should have provided a significant amount of volunteer work to the community.  The Project of the Year can be any service, school, city or citizen project that made a significant contribution to the community.

The deadline for nominations is March 16th.  Nomination forms are available below, City Hall (first floor), the Avon Lake Public Library and through all organizations belonging to the Community Council.  All nominations should be sent to Marty O'Donnell at 150 Avon Belden Road, Avon Lake, Ohio  44012 or sent via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Any questions or requests for nomination forms should be directed to Marty O'Donnell at 440-933-7310.  The winners will be honored in May.

Citizen of the Year Nomination Form

Project of the Year Nomination Form

The Environmental Affairs Advisory Board's (EAAB) next meeting is on February 1, 2012 at 6:30 pm at the Lake House.   At this meeting EAAB will be considering some draft legislation relating to prohibiting the feeding of deer within the city, and potentially making a recommendation to City Council, through its Environmental Committee, relating to a proposed ordinance.

This issue is important to many people in the community and the EAAB encourages as much participation as possible. As a city-chartered board, it is a public meeting and there will be an opportunity for public input.

For more informaiton about the EAAB, please visit their page on our website.