Funding being sought for Royalton Road widening project
The Royalton Road widening project is one of five transportation projects that the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is looking for funding. The NOACA Board voted to apply for funding through the Cleveland-Cuyahoga Port Authority at their June 10 Board meeting. The Port Authority would then issue bonds on behalf of NOACA. Ultimately, the widening of Royalton Road will be done in three phases, with the first section to run the span between West 130th Street to York Road. The subsequent sections of Rt. 82 will then be widened, between York and Ridge Roads, and Ridge Road to th ....
School Bond Issue slated for November ballot
On Tuesday, June 21, the North Royalton Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution that would place a school bond issue on the November 8 ballot. This comes after two meetings on June 6 and June 9, where they discussed the recent community survey on the proposed facilities plan. “Our board is ready to move forward as we are all in agreement that this plan provides students with the resources needed to be competitive in a global economy, provides safety and security enhancements in all facilities, as well as provides an instructional focus on critical thinking, collaboration, commun ....
Public meeting scheduled for Deer Hunting questions
For residents who have questions regarding the recently passed deer hunting laws in North Royalton, a public informational meeting will be held on Monday, July 18, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at the North Royalton High School Performing Arts Center, 14713 Ridge Road, North Royalton. North Royalton officials had met on several occasions with officials from the other five communites to discuss the measure and come up with legislation that were to be introduced in the respective communities. Members of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), including the Division of Wildli ....
Party in the Park to Help Derail Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy
On July 9, the German Central Park, 7863 York Road, Parma 44130 will be alive with food and fun. This is the ninth JOA Inc. Picnic to support research and treatment for Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). This year there is: hole-in-one, kids games, live music, awesome raffle baskets, great food, Jungle Terry and exotic animals, and never before an Awesome Nerf Battle – (BYO Nerf Dart gun and JOA will supply the darts) “Prove your power.” All this fun and excitement working to Derail Duchenne’s. DMD is one of the nine types of Muscular Dystrophy. It is a fatal disease that attacks ....
Royalton Recorder marks 75 years of documenting life in North Royalton (Years 1993 - 1994)
1993 - The year got off to a real trashy start. The very first Recorder of the year announced that as of February 1st, residents would indeed be paying a Buck-a-Bag for their trash. The 33-gallon bags came in the fashion color of gaudy orange with the city emblem embossed on the bag, selling in packages of ten for $10. Large items would still be removed for free as they are too difficult to stuff in bags. Senior citizens would be exempt from the fee if they got their bags from Bea Santoro at the Senior Citizens Center. Residents were warned not to throw trash in empty lots, because when you a ....