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NR Safety Fair draws many to fire station for a fun day

At the 21st annual North Royalton Safety Fair, it was hard to tell who was having more fun, the youngsters, their parents or the first responders who were showing off their “tools of the trade.” Take, for example, North Royalton Police Officer Scott Cerrito. His Safety Fair was spent helping youngsters on-and-off the motorcycle on which he patrols North Royalton Streets. “I’d much rather do this than writing traffic tickets,” said Officer Cerrito with a smile. He helped youngsters put the flashing red and blue lights on, and gave each of them a bag filled with goodies, stickers and ....

May 26, 2017

Bennett’s Corners phase one development begins

The first phase of the Bennett’s Corners development has begun, which will be called The Shops at South Market. The new mixed use development will be the draw to the Bennett’s Corners area. Bennett’s Corners is the area where North Royalton meets Strongsville, Brunswick, Hinckley. The multi-city intersection has had development in the past years, but never on the North Royalton portion of the area. The development is proposed for the northeast corner of Bennett’s Corners, located at West 130 Street and Boston Road. The 13-acre mixed use development proposes restaurants and two nationa ....

May 26, 2017

School District ready to begin new building process

Now that the school bond issue has passed, it’s time for the district to be begin the process of the new facilities project. The North Royalton Board of Education met on May 17 to begin the planning of the design, construction and renovation of the new elementary school, middle school and high school. They discussed various construction methods, the overall time line, processes and legal obligations that will be involved with their work with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission. School Legal Counsel David Riley advised the board on these measures. “The next step in the process is f ....

May 26, 2017

Gross Builders begins development of new 55+ luxury community

In May of 2015, the plan for a senior development was proposed at the city’s Planning Commission meeting. Gross Builders proposed to build a development of four, four-story luxury apartment buildings and a clubhouse with an outdoor pool and fitness room. The development will offer 288 suites of one and two bedroom apartments for people, aged 55 and older. “The style of the buildings are taken from cues from the craftsman style, with natural materials and low, sloping roofs, said Rick Porter, In-house Architect for Gross Builders. The proposal came after the change in the city’s zoning w ....

May 26, 2017

Bilinovich named Police Chief, replacing retiring Elek

Ken Bilinovich has been named as the new North Royalton Chief of Police, replacing John Elek, who retired in March. He was sworn in on Thursday, May 11. “We’re very fortunate to have such a strong pool of candidates to replace Chief Elek,” said Mayor Bob Stefanik. “With Chief Bilinovich, our department won’t skip a beat.” “Of course, I’m happily surprised,” said Bilinovich, who promises to do his very best. He said he feels “lucky and blessed” to receive this promotion. Even before he started with the North Royalton Police Department, Bilinovich was no stranger to police ....

May 15, 2017

Community perception survey helps substance abuse prevention efforts

Participants can win one of three $250 Visa Gift Cards Three substance abuse prevention groups: CAPA (Community Awareness and Prevention Association), 25 & Alive, and PHNR (Partnership for a Healthy North Royalton) including the communities of Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Independence and North Royalton, have teamed up and are asking the public to become partners in prevention by participating in a Community Perception Survey. Participation in the survey is one way individuals can help in the battle against substance abuse. The survey will provide valuable ....

May 15, 2017

Chamber sponsored Mayor’s breakfast focuses on work place safety

About eighty people were the guests of Mayor Bob Stefanik for his bi-annual business breakfast. The meeting took place at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, at Carrie Cerino’s Ristorante. It was sponsored by the North Royalton Chamber of Commerce. Community Development Director Tom Jordan gave an update of the development that is happening throughout the city; such as, the Rt. 82 widening project, the Shops at South Market at Bennett’s corners, Traditions at Royalton Place at York and Rt. 82, and the renovation of the KFC and Arby’s on Royalton Road. He then noted that some of the projects ....

May 15, 2017

Students, teachers, administrators give thumbs up for passage of school bond issue

On May 2, voters approved Issue 11, a 30-year, 4.9 mill bond issue in the amount of $88,900,000. With the passage of the issue, the North Royalton School District will build one new elementary school to replace the three existing buildings, renovate a portion, demolish and build new a portion of the high school and renovate the middle school. According to the recent tally from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, voters passed the bond issue 59.3% to 40.7%, with 6,086 for the measure and 4,185 voting against. This was the sixth time the District had a bond issue on the ballot. In a letter ....

May 15, 2017

Combined water/sewer bill will arrive monthly

The City of North Royalton will be changing the way it bills its resident on sewer charges soon. Legislation was introduced at the May 2 City Council meeting that would shift the billing of the sewer bills from the city to the City of Cleveland, Division of Water. The city has been billing its residents since 2003, according to Mayor Bob Stefanik. The combined bill will be a monthly bill. With the new program, residents will be getting a monthly bill from the City of Cleveland Water that will include the water fee and the sewer fee. The measure has been discussed for over a year, said Stefani ....

May 15, 2017

NRFD crews respond to oil leak

On Monday, April 24, City Engineer Mark Schmitzer was sent out to the Whispering Meadows Development for soil and water inspection of a retention basin and creek that feeds into it. He noticed a sheen on the pond and followed the trail that came from the area oil well. He contacted the North Royalton Fire Department and reported the crude oil spill to the ground and in a pond near Apollo and Foxwood Drives to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Ohio EPA and Cutter Oil, who owns the Callas well. The North Royalton Fire Department responded immediately and the cleanup effort took pl ....

May 15, 2017