LYNDHURST, Ohio -- When it comes to City Council turnover, the city of Lyndhurst has been batting with the same lineup for quite some time.

But that is about to change when the calendar turns to 2026, as Allison Dirk is running unopposed to take over the Ward 1 seat being vacated by Councilman David Frey, who has held the position since first being elected in 2005.

Speaking of 2005, Dirk will become the first woman since that year to hold a Lynhurst City Council seat, when Heidi Solomon was the Ward 3 representative.

In this fall’s election of ward candidates, Dirk, along with with Ward 2’s Joe Gambatese, Ward 3’s Lane Schlessel, and Ward 4’s Steve Grushetsky, are all running unopposed.

Gambatese took office in 2003 when appointed to take the place of then Ward 2 councilman Joseph Cice

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