Councilman’s Corner

A lot has transpired since my last Observer article.  First, I wish to thank all those neighborhood residents who responded to the questionnaire in the Ward 8 newsletter pertaining to the proposed bike path on Lakeshore Boulevard. From the responses received, it was clear that the overwhelming number of residents were in support of some sort of bike designation. Therefore, the Department of Public Works, Division of traffic engineering, will be implementing a combination of dedicated bike lanes and shared lanes. They should be restriping the roadway in the next couple of weeks. Obviously, Traffic Engineering will monitor the roadway to see how things are working out to see if they need to tweak sections in the future.  Thanks, once again, to all those who responded and participated at the neighborhood meetings held at the recreation center. 

Work is well under way on the new pedestrian bridge over I-90. Work will continue through the summer and should be completed sometime in the fall. The bridge will be a part of the Euclid Creek Bike Path and Greenway Project which is in the planning stage and is proposed to link the Euclid Creek Reservation at Euclid Avenue to our lakefront. 

The Euclid Beach Summer Concert series begins on Friday, June 10 from 5:30 – 8:30 PM at Euclid Beach. You can see the entire line up for this series by visiting the Cleveland MetroParks website at www.clevelandmetroparks.com. Look forward to seeing you there! 

With sun and rain, comes high grass especially on vacant lots and at abandoned homes.  Needless to say, City crews are already backed up because of the growing problem throughout the city.  If there is a property occupied or unoccupied with high grass on your street please call it into the mayor’s Acton Center at (216) 664-2900.  I also wish to thank those neighbors and concerned residents who have taken it upon themselves to cut the treelawns and front yards of some of these abandoned homes. Your civic pride and community concern is most appreciated. 

For summer fun and information, make sure you get your hands on a copy of the “Scoop on Summer” for all Greater Collinwood summer activities.  Our sincere thanks to Erin Randel, who, once again, did an outstanding job on getting this brochure together and distributed in the community. 

We just commemorated Memorial Day.  On June 12 at 2:00 PM we will be dedicating the new Veteran’s Park at East 174th Street and Lakeshore Boulevard along with a veteran’s monument in memory and honor to all of the men and women who have served our Nation from the greater Collinwood and Nottingham communities.  We shall never forget their sacrifice. 

As always I may be reached at my office at (216) 664-4236 or via email at mpolensek@clevelandcitycouncil.org@clevelandcitycouncil.org.

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Volume 8, Issue 6, Posted 10:36 AM, 06.11.2016