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.
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”.
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!
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.
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.
Stopped by Grove Hill Park to check out the repairs to the stairs. Several of the treads were broken and have been replaced with new stone.
Stop signs are coming to East Orange Street and North Street at Mill Street.
Traffic Notice: New 3-way stop at Orange, North, Mill Streets
Disappointing news from the Grove Hill Park Commission meeting this morning. With no bids solicited and no contract awarded, the half-finished projects from 2023 won’t even be able to start until the second half of this year, putting the construction of the actual park at risk.
The village received some complaints about the safety of the crosswalk on Mill Street where it meets East Orange Street and North Street, so I spent some time observing it, studying its design, and thinking about how it can be improved.
An Analysis of the Intersection of East Orange, North, and Mill Streets