Civil Municipal - September 2025

have the engineers working on a design, making it energy efficient and hopefully maybe reducing some of the costs of water,” Mayor Bradley explains. The facility will serve existing customers while providing capacity for industrial and residential expansion. Sports and recreation facilities drive tourism revenue while serving residents. Mayor Bradley collaborated with Lorain City Schools to transform Campana Park into a regional attraction. “We put over six million dollars into that facility. We have synthetic turf on our baseball field; we have synthetic turf on our softball field. We’ve improved all the fields, put in concession stands,” he states. The complex now attracts teams from across Ohio and neighboring states, generating economic activity for local restaurants and businesses during tournaments and competitions. Moreover, the city converted underutilized tennis courts into multiple-use facilities. “We expanded the tennis courts into eight pickleball courts with eight pickleball nets. We have lighted courts and people are playing pickleball and tennis, and that’s bringing a lot of people to our community,” Mayor Bradley notes. Looking ahead, Mayor Bradley sees Lorain positioned to capitalize on regional economic trends. The combination of freshwater access, transportation infrastructure, workforce development programs through Lorain County Community College, and 245 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 09 LORAIN, OH

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