City Council discusses storm water fee

  Two pieces of legislation were introduced at the March 15 City Council meeting that could ultimately affect the pocketbooks of North Royalton residents. The first ordinance authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Northeast Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) to settle litigation regarding the billing “C” district. The second ordinance would then authorize the Mayor to enter into a service agreement with NEORSD in order to include all of the city’s storm water districts within the NEORSD Regional Storm Water Management Program. Both ordinances were introduced by Ma ....

Apr 5, 2016

City administrations review deer hunting legislation

Now that the deer hunting issue was passed in the March primary election, it’s time for the city to get down to the work of writing the legislation that will determine the parameters of the program. All six communities passed the measure. In North Royalton, 6,395 voters voted for the measure and 2,968 voted against it. Last November, the North Royalton City Council unanimously adopted a resolution that would allow a deer hunting measure to be placed on the March ballot. The resolution is one that also came in front of City Councils of the other communities in a regional effort to thin the h ....

Apr 5, 2016

Royalton Recorder marks 75 years of documenting life in North Royalton (Years 1977-1979)

The North Royalton Kiwanis Club celebrated the completion of its silver anniversary of service to the community in January of 1977. In the 25 years that Kiwanis had been making Royalton a better place to live. In 1976 the Kiwanis had supporting blood drives, bingo and social activities at the nursing homes, the annual Easter Egg hunt, Annual Scholarships to the graduating classes of North Royalton High School, the after prom, support for children with learning disabilities, and donated a total of $2,856 for the benefit of North Royalton residents backed by over 2,046 man hours of good works. T ....

Apr 5, 2016

Air was cool for Easter egg hunt ... but hearts were warmed to see the children’s smiling faces!

What happens when you give twenty-five seniors four thousand plastic eggs, eleven thousand pieces of candy, thirty rolls of tape, fifteen volunteers, and a single afternoon? You get Royalton Woods’ annual North Royalton Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt Service Project. Residents, staff, and volunteers of Royalton Woods have been supporters of our local children’s hunt for Easter treats for the past 10 years. On March 15, the residents, staff, and volunteers gathered in the Community Room at Royalton Woods armed with tape and joy to tackle this momentous project. The residents particularly look for ....

Mar 22, 2016

North Royalton Resident has first-hand knowledge of Immigration

The Royalton Recorder is a well-known publication in this part of Cuyahoga County. But, would you believe that the Recorder recently made its way to South America? North Royalton resident Ewald J. Consen recently flew to his homeland of Suriname, which is located on the north coast of South America (just north of Brazil). While flying to Suriname, Consen spent some time reading his Recorder. Mr. Consen was heading back to his homeland to celebrate his aunt’s 90th birthday. The 83-year-old Consen has had a varied and interesting life that has literally stretched around the world. From th ....

Mar 17, 2016