Village Council Early September Meeting
Village Council will meet Monday evening, September 9 at 7:30 pm in Council Chambers at Village Hall.
Upcoming
Parks Commission September Meeting
The Parks Commission met Wednesday morning to talk geese, surveys, pickleball, and weeds.
Food Trucks by the Falls
The Jaycees plan to return to Triangle Park and North Franklin Street for Food Trucks by the Falls on September 28 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. For the last few years this event has been held on the day of the Community Yard Sale, and the Parks Commission voted to recommend it again to Council which I will do on September 9th.
Strategic Plan Updates
Village Council Late August Meeting
Village Council will meet Monday evening, August 28 at 7:30 pm in Council Chambers at Village Hall.
Facilities & Services August Meeting
The Facilities & Services Committee met Monday evening to talk trash.
We looked at an extension to the village contract with Kimble Recycling & Waste Disposal, a contract amendment to address cost increases to the Police and Fire Renovation project, and discussed plans to conduct a community-wide survey in 2025.
The Facilities & Services Committee will meet Monday at 6:45 pm and Village Council will start 7:30 pm. In both meeting we’ll be looking at an extension to the village contract with Kimble Recycling & Waste Disposal, a contract amendment to address cost increases to the Police and Fire Renovation project. Facilities & Services will also be discussing the possibility of community-wide survey in 2025.
Village Council Early August Meeting
Village Council met Monday evening, passed new regulations for short-term rentals, and increased the clothing allowance for police and fire department employees.
Parks Commission August Meeting
The Parks Commission met Wednesday morning to follow up on a variety of old business.
Park Events
The commission voted to recommend the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival request to use Triangle Park as in past years.
Geese in Riverside Park
…are still a problem. Rob says the village is looking into services to deal with them.
I’ve shared my notes from last night’s Safety Committee meeting where we talked about a number of changes we could make to improve the downtown streetscape.
Village Council Late July Meeting
Village Council gathered Monday evening for a quick and fairly uneventful meeting.
Safety Committee July Meeting
The Safety Committee met Monday evening and reviewed a wide range of design changes we could make to improve the pedestrian experience in our downtown.
Although I was the only member present I was joined by Council members Angie DeBernardo, Don Gutierrez, and Andrew Rockey, CAO Rob Jamieson, Chief of Police Amber Dacek, and Paul Ciupa and Aleksa Cyvas from CT Consultants (the village engineering firm).
I called this meeting to continue the work that we started at the end of 2023, when council submitted a list of Requests for CT Consultants. We asked for guidance regarding a variety of changes we could implement to make our downtown a safer and more welcoming place for pedestrians.
Read other journal entries or notes.