What’s on the Ballot on November 3
It’s that time again. The following is what you will see on the November 3 ballot. This is being published at this time to accommodate voters who choose to vote early, with absentee voting ballots, which were mailed on September 18. The information was taken directly from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections: For President & Vice President Joseph R. Biden/Kamala D. Harris, Democrat Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence, Republican Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen, Libertarian President R19 Boddie/Eric Stoneham, Nonpartisan Brian Carroll/Amar Patel, Nonpartisan Howie Hawkins/Angela Walker, No ....
School Board News
The September meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on September 14. The Board established, then approved the following 2020-21 appropriation adjustments: Fund 510-9021 Coronavirus Relief Fund to $206,166.59 Fund 510-9121 Broadband Ohio Connectivity Fund to $151,466.16. School Superintendent Greg Gurka stated that “we started the school year on September 1, remotely, and it started like no other in my lifetime, but between everything that’s going around us, we’re moving forward and things are going well.” He noted that enrollment stands at 3,970 students as of ....
New Ward 3 Council seat has new occupant
Ward 3 residents in North Royalton finally have permanent representation. Berkeley Lane resident, Joanne Krejci was unanimously approved by the North Royalton City Council at their special meeting, which took place on September 4. Krejci fills the Ward 3 seat which had been held by Dan Langshaw, who resigned on July 4 and the subsequent resignation on August 7 of Jeff McCarthy, who was approved on August 1. Krejci was one of seven Ward 3 residents who were interviewed for the position this time. She had also applied for the position in July. “It was a solid group of applicants,” stated No ....
Ridge Road property now owned by City of North Royalton
The City recently purchased a residential property on Ridge Road as a part of an answer to a problematic intersection. Council unanimously adopted an ordinance at its September 1 meeting that authorizes the cash purchase of the property, located at 12704 Ridge Road,, for the amount of$175,000. The property, which sits on .45 of an acre, included a house and detached garage. According to realtor.com, the property was listed at $194,900, with a 60 foot x 325 foot lot size. With the house on the market, which is a pivotal point in fixing the intersection, the city seized the opportunity and purc ....
City obtains property in swap
City Council adopted two pieces of legislation at their September 15 meeting which would allow the city to gain a piece of industrial property in exchange for granting a Conservation Easement on a piece of city-owned property to the West Creek Conservancy. The Conservation Easement will be filed and recorded with the Cuyahoga County Recorders’ Office. The piece of city-owned property is located near the YMCA, east of State Road and south of Wallings Road. “We had that property by the YMCA and were interested in keeping that preserved,” said North Royalton Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz. With ....
