North Royalton City Schools Announce Teacher of the Year
On March 29, Cindy Richards, fourth-grade teacher at North Royalton Elementary School, was recognized as the Teacher of the Year. She has worked in the District for 25 years. According to Principal Kirk Pavelich… Cindy is an absolute rock star when it comes to planning meaningful and engaging lessons with her intervention specialist co-teaching partner. Relationships with students serve as the foundation for Cindy’s classroom, as she works tirelessly to provide everyone an equal opportunity to achieve at their fullest potential. Her rapport with students is phenomenal, as they place thei ....
Council members to receive City Cell Phones
Members of City Council recently received city-owned cell phones in order to continue communication with their constituents, as well as make it easier to adhere to the State’s public records laws. Council President Paul Marnecheck said that there has been discussion for about a year about making the phones available. “This all began with the use of action forms,” said Marnecheck. “They used to be a fillable document. In order to have better work flow management, the Mayor and Council worked together to get a company, City Force, a software company, for an app for the phones,” Marnec ....
Deer statistics have not changed much from last year
With the recent close of the deer hunting season, the North Royalton numbers are in. With this season’s end, North Royalton Chief of Police, Keith Tarase, reported the 2022-23 season’s update to Council at a recent Council Safety Committee meeting. The Ohio Deer Hunting Season for 2022-23, for archery started on September 24, 2022 and concluded on February 5, 2023, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, “white-tailed deer are Ohio’s most popular game animal. The 2022-23 deer hunting dates are similar to last season ....
City is one step closer to receiving major grant
The City of North Royalton recently received notification from the State on a major grant that will be used for the Abbey Road Sanitary Force Main and Gravity Sewer Improvement Project. The project is estimated to cost about $20,000,000. The notification was received on March 23, stating that the City’s application has been selected to move forward to the next level for the grant. The project would include the conversion of one of the City’s two Wastewater Treatment Plants into a pumping station. This conversion is expected to ultimately save the city money, while operating a more efficie ....
City Council revisits food truck legislation
Council is once again discussing changes in the legislation that addresses mobile food units, commonly known as food trucks. North Royalton Community Development Director, Tom Jordan offered a presentation to Council at their latest Building and Building Codes Committee meeting on March 21. He said that “according to our code, a food truck is defined as ‘any apparatus or equipment that is used to cook, prepare or serve food, and that routinely changes or can change location and is operated from a moveable vehicle or apparatus, including but not limited to motorized vehicles, trailers and ....