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Parks Commission October Meeting

The Parks Commission met Wednesday morning to review a couple of Jaycees events and hear updates on park projects, including yet another delay at Grove Hill.

Jaycees Events

The Chagrin Valley Jaycees plan once again to host Oktubafest on Saturday, October 26 in Triangle park. Deck the Falls will return on December 7 and 14 from 11:00 to 3:00. We voted to recommend both events and they will be presented to Council on October 14.

Riverside Playground

I again suggested that we add benches along the northeast side so there is somewhere to sit with sight lines of the play area for older kids. Rob Jamieson confirmed that those will be added to the budget for 2025. John Brockway mentioned that the turtle sculpture and an additional trash can will return to the east end as soon as a concrete pad can be poured, possibly this year but more likely next.

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So glad to see this proper sidewalk and curb going in at the future home of Two Café & Boutique, replacing over a hundred feet of solid pavement and driveway apron. The fewer places that cars and people can occupy the same space, the better. I know of a couple other spots in town that could use the same treatment.

A low-angle photograph showing a new concrete street curb and commercial building.

A photograph of a newly-poured cement sidewalk.

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Village Council Late September Meeting

Village Council will meet Monday evening, September 23 at 7:30 pm in Council Chambers at Village Hall.

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Chagrin Falls will be featured this week on the PBS show City Centric.

It will air Friday at 8:30 pm and again Saturday at 1:30 am and 6:00 pm on WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1, and stream live at pbswesternreserve.org/live-tv. They will be featuring several local organizations and establishments using the tagline “Explore a timeless village that thrives on creativity”.

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The school bus is disappearing. Welcome to the era of the school pickup line.

What a depressing milestone: most kids are now driven to and from school by private vehicles. So glad I live in a place where both my kids can now walk, bike, or scooter to school. I’m specially thankful for the many crossing guards who volunteer rain or shine to help make sure they get there safely.

Interested in becoming a crossing guard? Please get in touch!

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Village Council Early September Meeting

Village Council will meet Monday evening, September 9 at 7:30 pm in Council Chambers at Village Hall.

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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

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Village Council Late August Meeting

Village Council will meet Monday evening, August 28 at 7:30 pm in Council Chambers at Village Hall.

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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.

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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.

Facilities & Services August Meeting

Village Council Late August Meeting