City and School District join to create new Senior Center
At the April 19, 2022, North Royalton City Council meeting, it was announced that the School District and City are in the process of securing an agreement to transform a portion of the former Royal View Elementary School into a city senior center. “For a number of years, I have heard our seniors continually ask for a better senior center facility,” said Antoskiewicz. “ I listened, and this is an answer to their needs. It is also another shining example of the great working relationship we have enjoyed for a number of years with the School District. I believe this is a prudent use of tax ....
School Board News - April 11 Meeting
The April meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Monday, April 11. The Board approved the following tax budget for the next succeeding fiscal year, commencing January 1, 2023, to be levied within and without the ten mill limitation as follows: General Fund Inside, 5.00; General Fund Outside, 53.90; Total General Fund, 58.90; Permanent Improvement, 1.50; Bond Retirement Fund, 4.30; Grand Total, 64.70. The Board approved the following 2021-22 appropriation adjustments: 003-Permanent Improvement (transportation paving project), from $3,392,250.00 to $3,524,250.00; 019- ....
First Energy to distribute retired poles
Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. According to the National Geographic Society, “Earth Day is an annual celebration that honors the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 in the United States and on either April 22 or the day the spring equinox occurs throughout the rest of the world.” One way to observe this yearly event is to participate in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park ....
Roads targeted for maintenance this year
Now that the spring weather is here, the city has initiated the 2022 Road Maintenance Program, which takes place each year. The city develops a plan of the roads that are in the most need and sets a budget to start those projects. In March, City Council adopted three pieces of legislation that approved bids for the 2022 Road Maintenance Program. They accepted the bid of American Roadway Logistics for the 2022 Road Maintenance Program as the lowest and best bid for pavement marking; the bid of Crossroads Asphalt Recycling, Incorporated as the lowest and best bid for equipment and general pavem ....
Council eyes strict laws for failing to stop for school bus
The North Royalton City Council is discussing a stricter penalty for those who fail to stop for a school bus in the process of dropping children. At the March 15 Council Safety Committee Meeting, North Royalton Police Chief Keith Tarase reported that Police have issued 15 school bus citations so far this year. Last year, even though school was not open for a portion of the school year, it was reported that 22 citations were issued, according to North Royalton Law Director Tom Kelly. In April, 2020, the North Royalton City Council unanimously adopted legislation that amended the City’s codif ....