At a court hearing before Common Pleas Judge R. Scott Krichbaun on Monday centering on allegations a home at 8383 Glenwood Ave. is being used as a business, Boardman Township, and defendants in the matter (represented by Atty. Mark Lavelle) agreed that a “joint stipulation of facts” will be submitted to the court by July 21.
      After the stipulations of facts are presented to the court, counsel for Boardman Township, Atty Matthew Vansuch, said the court “will issue its decision expeditiously.
      “In the meantime, the current agreed order prohibiting the property owners from hosting any social gatherings remains in place.”
      The initial hearing on the matter before Judge Krichbaum concluded with an agreement that the owner of 8383 Glenwood Ave., Michelle Firman, and residents, Taylor Moore and Malcom A. Carter, will not “schedule, organize, promote or host any social gathering...until further court order.”
      The use of the home for rental purposes first came to the attention of Boardman Township during the Memorial Day weekend when large crowds of people gathered there, and a resident said “only” the swimming pool was rented out.
      “The agreement is very clear,” Boardman Township Administrator Jason Loree said, noting that “any person who violates the terms and conditions of that (initial) order will be subject to sanction for contempt of court and will be arrested and held, without bond, pending a hearing upon the court’s earliest availability.”
      Stipulation of Facts Already Agreed To
      The following “facts” agreed to by Boardman Township and defendant in the matter at 8383 Glenwood Ave., include the following---
       •In May 2023, [defendant Taylor Moore) created a public profile for the residence as a ‘Luxury Pool Party Rental.’
       •The Luxury Pool Party Rental...is advertised...to accommodate up to 100 guests with parking for up to ten cars on the driveway and on the street.
       •Moore charges customers for the privilege of renting out and using the residence’s backyard as the Luxury Pool Party Rental.
      •The residence (at 8383 Glenwood Ave.) was rented out to individuals other that the defendants (Michelle Firman, Taylor Moore and Malcom Carter)...for ‘One Epic Pool Party’ on May 29; and admission was charged for the event.
       •8383 Glenwood Ave. is located in a single family residential district....where commercial uses are not permitted.
      Cease and Desist
      In addition to the case before Judge Krichbaum, the Mahoning County Health Department has issued a cease and desist order on property at 8383 Glenwood Ave., where residents have rented a swimming pool to members of the public in a residential area.
      The cease and desist letter was issued to the listed homeowner at 8383 Glenwood Ave., identified as Michelle Firman.
      Notes the letter, “On or about June 7, Mahoning County Public Health was made aware that guests of your residence were being charged a fee to use the swimming pool located at 8383 Glenwood Ave.
      “Please be made aware that since a fee is being charged, the swimming pool no longer meets the definition of a private residential swimming pool and to continue to operate this way, a license must be issued by Mahoning County Public Health.”
      Colton Masters, Health Board environmental health director, told Firman the Ohio Revised Code states that “No person shall operate or maintain a public swimming pool...without a license.
      “Since the swimming pool located at 8383 Glenwood Ave. has not been licensed in the past, the swimming pool would not be able to classify as an existing pool and would require plans to be submitted and approved by the Ohio Department of Health, prior to a license being issued.”