City takes pro-active action against suburban decay issues
Mayor Bob Stefanik is on a roll. He is working to help to promote the aesthetics of the city, on a residential and commercial basis. “If you don’t address this now, it spreads. We’re not going to let that happen.” The city has been pro-active on the issue of residents and businesses keeping up the looks of their properties through the offering of various programs, such as the Heritage Home Program and other funding mechanisms for home improvement. He is also taking those to task who do not maintain their properties according to the city’s various codes. “We are really steppin ....
Federal legislation introduced to combat illegal robocalls
Bob Latta, U.S. Congressman for Ohio’s 5th district in northwest Ohio, has authored legislation, the Support Tools to Obliterate Pesky (STOP) Robocalls Act. The bill would take action to combat the nuisance from illegal robocalls. According to his website, “one study found that Americans were targeted with more than 26 billion robocalls in 2018, a 46% increase over the year before.” “Nearly every American has faced that moment where they think they’re getting a call from somebody they know, only to realize it’s an annoying robocall,” said Latta. “They’re a nuisance, a waste ....
City walks away with grant to fund sidewalk project
The city of North Royalton has again been awarded a grant to fund a sidewalk project. Mayor Bob Stefanik recently announced the award, which was one of two applications made. This will be the third in recent years. The grant was in the amount of $100,000, and was awarded through the Transportation for Livable Community Initiative (TLCI), administered through the Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA). The section of the sidewalk will run from Memorial Park on State Road, south, to Akins Road. The second application for $205,000 would have extended that sidewalk from Akins Road, south ....
New entrance will beautify our cemetery
The facelift of the North Royalton Cemetery continues. Those driving by on Royalton Road will see that a structure is being erected at the entrance. That structure being built will become a wrought iron style archway over the entryway, which will read “North Royalton Cemetery Est. 1866.” That archway will rest on brick pillars. The cost of the archway will be about $60,000, which was carried over from last year’s budget, according to North Royalton Finance Director, Eric Dean. North Royalton’s main cemetery has been targeted for a sprucing up over the past few years by the city ad ....
Royalton Hills Lions bring ‘sunshine’ to area senior citizens
Together with members of North Royalton High School Key Club, the Royalton Hills Lions Club is working to make the lives of those in local assisted living facilities a little brighter. Members of the two service organizations painted and assembled more than 300 window art suncatchers for the residents of Royalton Woods, The Pavilion (formerly Mount Royal Villa), Diplomat Healthcare and Deaconess-Perry Center. It was the first time the all-female Royalton Hills Lions Club partnered with Key Club, the oldest and largest student-led service program for high school students. With stats similar to ....