Ward 6 Council Member· 2024-03-05 - 2027-12-31 (app.cantonohio.gov/council Years In Office: March 5, 2024 (continuous); ORC §731.03 (council terms of two years commencing the first day of January next after election; term ends December 31); 2026-2027 term per Council Rules of Procedure passed 1/5/26; term expires December 31, 2027)
J. Nate Cooks
Canton
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- Meetings spoken in
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- Total speaking time
- 0:25
- Avg per meeting
- 0:13
- Segments
- 10
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Top issues during term (14)(Development)
Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemptions
Property tax revenue is exempted for the participating properties; amounts not stated.
Data Center Zoning and Community Concerns
None stated; potential future utility and tax implications.
Civic Center Infrastructure and Lighting Improvements
Expenditure of $5,695.42 from the capital improvement fund.
Faircrest JEDD Data Center Tax Abatement
Involves tax abatement terms associated with commercial economic development in the JEDD.
Chief Building Official Vacation Leave Incentive
Minor administrative impact associated with additional leave time for an incoming department head.
Compton Learning Center conveyance
Fiscal terms of the conveyance not stated in the materials provided.
Civic Center parking property purchase
$175,000 from the Comprehensive Plan Fund.
Habitat for Humanity Housing Partnership
Involves adjusting fair housing budgets and accepting a $66,000 grant.
Building Department Enterprise Fund Infrastructure Expansion
Multi-million dollar investments across water, sewer, and capital project funds.
Central Avenue Southeast Annexation
The annexation brings new properties into the municipal tax base while committing the city to providing standard public services.
Plain Township Annexation and Development Partnership
Ensures income tax sharing for the city while preserving property tax bases for the township.
AEP Building Acquisition and Downtown Economic Development
Acquisition cost is $1, with potential state capital grant requests of $2.6 million for renovations.
Proposed Canton Fashion District
Estimated initial economic activity of $250,000 to $500,000 growing to over $1 million annually.
rental housing regulation
Property owners and renters could see shifts in legal costs and compliance expenses depending on how the court rules.
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while Cooks was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Plain Township Annexation and Economic Development Agreement
CONSENT TO STARK CO. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA (CRA) TAX ABATEMENT IN PERRY-CANTON JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CONTRACT 22-01 (FAIRCREST JEDD); EMERGENCY. - ECON DEV
Adoption of Amended Ordinance No. 31/2026 (Housing Development and Beautification Program)
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.