City applies for transportation grants
At its September 5 meeting, the North Royalton City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance that authorizes the city to apply for two grants that are funded through the Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative (TLCI). The applications are being submitted to the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA). If granted, would help fund the installation of two sidewalk projects. The first application is in the amount of $229,585.62 for an Implementation Grant for the installation of sidewalks on State Road that would be installed from Wallings Road to Lisa Lane. If awarded, the ....
Voters to see City and State Issues in November election
North Royalton Voters will have an opportunity in November to decide if they would like to make a change to the city’s charter and to two changes to the state’s constitution. The charter change would not only increase the term of Ward Council Representatives from two to four years, but, could potentially increase the actual term from its current twelve-year limit. The state constitutional changes address reproductive health and legalized marijuana. The proposed city charter amendment would allow Ward Council Representatives to serve four-year terms, instead of the current two-year terms. ....
North Royalton improves scores in Best High School Rankings
This year, the North Royalton High School climbed in the ranks of Ohio High Schools, from 117 last year, to 73 this year, according to the U.S. News and World Report 2023 rankings of public schools. Every year, the national magazine lists the best high schools across the United States and District of Columbia. Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School ranked 27 and Strongsville High School ranked 54. “The U.S. News Best High Schools rankings include data on nearly 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nearly 18,000 schools were ranked on six factors based on ....
School Board News
The August meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Monday, August 21. The Board resolved to appoint North Royalton School Superintendent, Michael Laub, or his designee, as the Board’s Hearing Officer, for all suspension hearings and expulsions The Board approved the following account: 200-987B High School Class of 2027 High School 9th Grade 019-9024 Veale Foundation Grant (Veale Youth Entrepreneurship Forum) The Board agreed to enter into annual financial statement services with the Local Government Services Section of the Office of the Auditor of State as of and fo ....
Emergency Alert System Test is set for October
By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK Contributing Writer The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be conducting an Emergency Alert System test, in conjunction with the Federal Communications Commissions on Wednesday, October 4. The test will take place across the entire United States. On October 4, the test is scheduled from about 2:20 p.m. eastern time. The test will be broken down into two portions, testing the Emergency Alert System capabilities, as well as the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) capabilities. That means that radios, televisions and both land lines and wireless phones will recei ....