Steven Ott To Receive Key To The City At Mayor’s Ball On November 10th

Mayor Michael P. Summers today announced that Steven M. Ott will be the recipient of the 2012 Key to the City. Mr. Ott will receive this honor at the 5th Annual Mayor’s Ball on Saturday, November 10, 2012.

“We are pleased to honor Steve Ott for all he has given to the Lakewood community,” said Mayor Summers. “Steve is one of the community’s “go to“ persons  when a new and big idea needs serious work and guidance. Our current housing initiative which has proven results was begun under Steve’s leadership in 2007. In addition, a significant guidepost of all the commercial development we are experiencing on Detroit and elsewhere rely on the zoning codes overhauled under Steve’s leadership on the Planning Commission. We are grateful that Steve volunteers his time and talent to so many community organizations“.

Steve was a member of the Lakewood Planning Commission from 1990-1998 and again from 2001-2006, serving as chair in 1992 and 2002-2005. He led the Planning Commission in 1992 when the Zoning Code was undergoing major revisions.  These revisions are the foundation for much of the development that it is currently taking place in Lakewood today.  Steve also served as the co-chair of the Housing Advisory Committee as part of the Grow Lakewood initiative. He was a founding member the Lakewood Community Progress Inc. and has been a board member under its new name, LakewoodAlive, since 2002. Steve is an active volunteer with the Greater Cleveland Boy Scouts of America serving as a Scout Master, Cub Master and on the Executive Board for the Greater Cleveland Council. He has received numerous commendations over the years for his dedication to the Boy Scouts.

Steve has also been very active with the Lakewood City Schools. He served on the Lakewood Public Schools 50 Year Facilities Planning committee. He was a trustee of the Lakewood Public Schools Foundation from 1984-1995, serving as president of the Board of Trustees from 1988-1990. He has served on the Lakewood Athletic Commission for over 20 years. He has also served as a trustee of the Lakewood Alumni Foundation and was the 1973 Lakewood High School Class President.  

Steve earned an undergraduate degree in 1977 from Ohio Weslyan University, where he majored in Government and Politics. He earned a Juris Doctorate in 1980 from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University.

The Mayor’s Ball will take place on Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Avenue. Proceeds from the Mayor’s Ball will benefit The Beck Center for the Arts and The Lakewood Charitable Assistance Corporation.