Editing Brady Lake, Ohio (section)

==Dissolution==
In a special election held on May 2, 2017, residents of Brady Lake voted 106–88 to dissolve the village.<ref>{{cite news|first=Andrew|last=Bugel|title=Brady Lake voters dissolve village|url=http://www.recordpub.com/news%20local/2017/05/03/brady-lake-voters-dissolve-village|newspaper=Record-Courier|publisher=Record Publishing|date=May 3, 2017|access-date=May 4, 2017|location=Kent, Ohio}}</ref> The vote came after years of controversy surrounding the village's government, including high taxes and its inability to maintain infrastructure. Following the vote, all village operations ceased immediately. At the time of the vote, local officials were uncertain about the community's future and believed that it would again become part of Franklin Township, which it did.<ref>{{cite news|first=Andrew|last=Bugel|title=What's next for Brady Lake?|url=http://www.recordpub.com/news%20local/2017/05/04/whats-next-for-brady-lake|work=Record-Courier|publisher=Record Publishing|date=May 4, 2017|access-date=May 4, 2017|location=Kent, Ohio}}</ref> The dissolution became official after the vote totals were certified on May 23 and signed off by Ohio Secretary of State [[Jon Husted]] in July.<ref>{{cite news |title=Village of Brady Lake signs stolen |url=http://www.recordpub.com/news%20local/2017/05/10/village-of-brady-lake-signs-stolen |date=May 10, 2017 |newspaper=[[Record-Courier (Ohio)|Record-Courier]] |access-date=May 10, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Portage County formally dissolved Brady Lake Township, a [[paper township]] created in 1993, in July 2017, which officially returned the area to Franklin Township jurisdiction. There was also some confusion regarding the ownership of the lake, which had previously been owned by the village.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lake Brady ownership uncertain |url=http://www.recordpub.com/news%20local/2017/07/19/lake-brady-ownership-uncertain |author=Merchant, Matthew |date=July 19, 2017 |access-date=July 26, 2017 |newspaper=Record-Courier}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Brady Lake Township dissolved, but lake in limbo |url=http://www.recordpub.com/news%20local/2017/07/26/brady-lake-twp-dissolved-but-lake-in-limbo |author=Merchant, Matthew |date=July 26, 2017 |access-date=July 26, 2017 |newspaper=Record-Courier }}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> By early 2018, Franklin Township assumed full ownership of the lake.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brady Lake zoning unchanged after dissolution |url=http://www.record-courier.com/news/20180215/brady-lake-zoning-unchanged-after-dissolution |date=February 15, 2018 |author=Merchant, Matthew |access-date=February 19, 2018 |newspaper=[[Record-Courier (Ohio)|Record-Courier]]}}</ref>