Two City Grants will improve City Green and Memorial Park

North Royalton City Council passed two pieces of legislation that would accept grants for the City Green and Memorial Park. These are the second and third grants accepted this year. At the April 16 Council meeting, the first ordinance was unanimously adopted, introduced by Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz, that authorizes the Mayor and Community Development Director to accept a grant from the Cuyahoga County Supplemental Grant Program for a Community Development Supplemental Grant for construction of wayfinding and landscaping improvements on the City Green in an amount of $50,000. (The term “wayfi ....

May 1, 2024

New cameras would provide enhanced surveillance

City Council continued discussion on the addition of Flock Cameras at the April 16 Safety Committee meeting.  A representative from Flock gave a presentation on the Falcon and Condor cameras.
The current Falcon cameras are part of a motion-activated system that takes two pictures of each vehicle.  One picture is of the entire back end of the vehicle, allowing for vehicle type recognition.  The other picture is a close up picture of the license plate.  The system runs the plates through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), which is a database that shows active warr ....

May 1, 2024

Hype leading to total eclipse of the sun was well worth it

Was it worth the hype? Was it worth precautions? Was it worth the celebration? You bet! It was the biggest solar event in northern Ohio since 1806. For four magical minutes, the entire region turned to night. Our rotating earth and revolving moon danced together to block the sun, creating a slice of night in the afternoon sky. The April 8th eclipse was a great reason for a party, and North Royalton City and School District had a grand one. The doors opened at the Serpentini Stadium at noon. By 1:30 p.m. hundreds of people brought their lawn chairs, beach blankets, coolers, footballs, and most ....

Apr 17, 2024

Haller named new Wastewater Superintendent

Edward J. Haller has been appointed as the new North Royalton Wastewater Superintendent. He is replacing Mark A. Smith, who recently retired. Smith had held the position since December 17, 2018. Haller began his tenure on April 1, 2024, after an ordinance was unanimously adopted, introduced by Mayor Antoskiewicz, that confirmed the Mayor’s appointment of Haller to the position, at the March 20 City Council meeting. Haller served the City of Warren, Ohio as Director of Water Pollution Control since December, 2014. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Plant Superintendent at the Northeast O ....

Apr 17, 2024

Council approves new rubbish contract

The North Royalton City Council approved a new contract with Rumpke Waste & Recycling Services, opting to continue with the same type of service that is currently in place. The current contract with Rumpke Waste and Recycling Services will conclude on May 1. Under that contract, Rumpke has been manually collecting the solid waste rubbish, with the recyclable material being collected in an automated method. That contract started in 2017 as a five year contract with a two year option, which brings it up to April 30, 2024. The total annual cost of the previous five year contract was $7,700,9 ....

Apr 17, 2024