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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

It’s orange barrel time – yearly road work planned

With spring upon us, it’s time to put away the snow equipment and attention turned to the maintenance and upkeep of the roads. The city is currently completing the planning stage of the 2017 road repaving program. Mayor Bob Stefanik and Service Director Nick Cinquepalmi have conducted their yearly review of the Pavement Management Ranking List, which includes viewing the streets first hand. The ranking list rates each street with a score from one to ten. Those with the most need score low. Most of the streets that rated up to four were previously addressed. After discussing proposed budget f ....

May 15, 2017

Chamber members see first-hand perils of texting and driving

Members of the North Royalton Chamber of Commerce met at Carrie Cerino’s Ristorante on Wednesday, April 19, for their monthly meeting. Amy Kuntz and Sherie Stafford, from the Partnership for a Healthy North Royalton, talked about the Heroin epidemic and their three-part presentation that deals with the issue. (See Heroin article) A presentation was given by Chamber Board Member Kevin Lynch, who also works for AT&T, one of the largest providers of cell phone service. Lynch noted that “with that comes responsibility.” He said that there are many who are not paying attention to what th ....

May 2, 2017

Turske Leads NR Softball, On and Off the Field

It didn’t take North Royalton Softball Dave Camp to describe what Hayley Turske means to this year’s team. “She’s our leader. She’s stepped in and is doing what our seniors did last year. Hayley has taken it upon herself to bring these young kids into the tradition that we are trying to start here.” It’s high praise for a senior who has led the Lady Bears in the circle for the past three years. “We’re doing a lot better than I expected. We lost so many seniors from last year’s team. We need to find that one game where we can put all of our potential together. When that ha ....

May 1, 2017

North Royalton, like other communities, is no stranger to Heroin and Fentanyl overdose

Last year in North Royalton alone, there were 26 drug overdoses and deaths, according to the Director of Partnership for a Healthy North Royalton (PHNR), Amy Kuntz. As of April 25 of this year, there have been 13 drug overdoses, resulting in two deaths in North Royalton, according to North Royalton Police Department Detective, David Loeding. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” he noted. Just a handful of residents attended a recent event, Drugs and Addiction 911: Our Communities, Our Emergency, Our Solutions, hosted by the PHNR. This was the second event in a series of three, which cent ....

May 1, 2017

City goes digital to sell unwanted equipment

The city is changing the way it’s doing business regarding disposing of items that are no longer needed. Rather than having a yearly auction, they are joining the digital age and will be placing items on GovDeals.com. The internet auction services is similar to an ebay setup, but caters to government entities. “This is a great asset to the city,” said North Royalton Fire Chief, Bob Chegan, who initiated the idea for the city to join. He and Finance Director, Eric Dean, spearheaded the push to get the city to utilize this website. “Not only will this benefit the Fire Department, but als ....

May 1, 2017

Planning begins for Chippewa Headwater Park

Officials from the city of North Royalton, the YMCA and the North Royalton Library recently met to discuss the Chippewa Creek wetland trail project, where the content, design, associated programs and conservation was discussed, as well as the security, management and storm water issues. Both the Library and YMCA have expressed interest in supplying programs that would coincide with the Park. Last April, the city of North Royalton received word that they will be receiving funding for a $200,000 grant to install trails and an open air interpretive center on the city-owned parcel on Wallings Roa ....

May 1, 2017