Council declines shock collar legislation
Council has decided to not include shock collars in the City’s codified ordinances relating to restraining dogs and have taken the measure for discussion off the agenda of the Council Safety Committee. A shock collar, also known as an e-collar electronic collar, or remote training collar, is a dog collar that delivers electrical stimulation of varying intensity and duration to the neck of a dog with a radio-controlled device. The collars are operational through the use of a tone or vibration with the shock, which some say are similar to the feeling of a shock a person experiences from static ....
School Board rejects Albion School land sale
The North Royalton Board of Education recently amended a previous sale of the Valley Vista property and also rejected the bid on the Albion Road school property, which is located on Albion Road, east of York Road. The Albion property is one of three properties that previously housed elementary schools, and was vacated with the building of the new North Royalton Elementary School, on State Road. Land preservation group, West Creek Conservancy, placed a bid for the fifteen-acre property during a public auction that took place in late May. According to Ohio law, school districts must hold a publ ....
Don Filips inducted into the NEO Baseball Coaches Assn.
North Royalton City Schools’ Coach Don Filips was inducted into the Northeast Ohio Baseball Coaches Association (NEOBCA) Hall of Fame on June 15 at Canal Park in downtown Akron. It took place before the final All-Star Game. Coach Filips built the North Royalton Bears into a baseball powerhouse during his 14 years as head coach (1994 - 2007). Coach Filips’ 243 wins are the most in school history. He also holds the record for winning percentage (career 64% and season 93%), most wins in a season (28) and most consecutive wins (24) to start a season. Coach Filips’ 2005 team was natio ....
Gas hikes affect more than just filling your tank
As of June 28, according to gasbuddy.com, the price of gasoline in the North Royalton area ranges from $4.86 to $4.97 per gallon for regular, unleaded gas. More than double from this time two years ago, “$1.98/gal on June 1, 2020 to $2.19/gal on July 31, 2020.” Last year, in the Midwest, the price average increased to $2.99 for the week of June 28, 2021, according to turnpikeinfo.com. This rise affects not only those drivers filling up their tanks, but overall transportation costs, driving the cost of goods up. This not only makes the overall cost of living increase for individual residen ....
Council bags county ban on plastic bags
The North Royalton City Council unanimously adopted legislation that bans the Cuyahoga County ban on plastic bags. North Royalton now joins cities, such as Independence, Strongsville and North Olmsted, who have also opted out of the ban. The measure was brought up by Ward 1 Council Representative John Nickell at the May 19 Council Building and Building Codes Committee. He stated that he thinks that people should have a choice. “I would like to have options, not having the County Council passing laws and inflicting them on the cities.” A resident addressed the committee, saying that paper ....
