Keeping you informed about our neighborhood! The Ward 8 Citizen Michael D. Polensek • Councilman, Ward 8 | Spring 2016 | www.ClevelandCityCouncil.org
Greetings to all Ward 8 residents. East 185th Street corridors for incorporation and East 185th Street. See the article and Spring has finally arrived. A lot has transpired with this project for future development and survey on page 3 for more information. I in our community since my last newsletter. So, improvements. encourage all residents, motorists and cyclists let me update everyone on some major issues We all remember that fateful day when a to fill out and return the enclosed survey to and projects that are before us. large dump truck hit the Pedestrian Bridge me as soon as possible. Your input is extremely First, we are very close to finalizing the new over I-90 at Delavan/Villaview Road important. Please watch for a follow-up East Side Market project at completely destroying it so that it had to be meeting soon to go over the survey results. East 105th Street and St. Clair Along with Spring comes the Avenue. I have been working very Cleveland Clinic should understand growth of beautiful flowers as well closely with Ward 9 Councilman, as potholes and road repair issues. Kevin Conwell, and Ward 10 that the residents of our community, as well The City is still completing its Councilman, Jeff Johnson, Community as the City of Euclid, have bent over backwards resurfacing list. The good news is Development, and Northeast Ohio that Eddy Road will be resurfaced Neighborhood Health Centers throughout the years to support Euclid Hospital. this year. However, East 152 Street (NEON), who is the developer for The Clinic should recommit itself to the growth has been pushed back by the the project. Groundbreaking is and stability of this vital institution. Administration to 2017, which has tentatively scheduled for May 5, not made Ward 10 Councilman Jeff with completion set for this fall/early winter. taken down. This summer a new pedestrian Johnson or myself all too happy. According This is a long-awaited major investment in the bridge will replace the old one. Watch for to Public Works, the road needs additional Glenville community and I am very proud to traffic delays on Villaview and S. Waterloo engineering work and the repairs needed are be a part of it. Road as the new bridge is constructed. This more extensive than first thought. Anyone The St. Clair Avenue Corridor bridge will be a part of the new Euclid Creek driving this roadway could have easily told the redevelopment plan is well underway. Greenway Bike Path which will connect the “experts” that. I will continue to birddog this Additional public meetings will be held in Euclid Creek Reservation beginning at Euclid project since I, like you, am tired of driving over the very near future in partnership with City Avenue to Villa Angela Beach at the lakefront. this pothole and bump ridden roadway. All Planning and the three council wards which Speaking of bike paths, the city’s Division of pothole and road-related issues can be turned are impacted by the project. City Planning Traffic Engineering is exploring the possibility in to 216-664-2510. is also looking at the Eddy Road, East 140th of implementing bike paths on Lakeshore Building and housing complaints continue Boulevard between the Village of Bratenahl Street, East 152nd Street and Nottingham/ Continued on page 3
CMSD moves closer to building Dedication of Veteran’s Park new O. H. Perry school
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District, along with the Ward 8 community, is one step closer to building a new Oliver H. Perry School. CMSD went before the Landmarks Commission on Friday, April 15. The project was temporarily held for want of additional information and documentation. The present schedule calls for groundbreaking in late August or early September and the completion of work by December 2017. The school will be built on the eastern end of the property, between Schenely Avenue and Harland Avenue, next to the existing school. This will avoid the need to relocate students during construction. A volunteer advisory committee made up of district representatives, community leaders, neighborhood residents and community partners Dedication is scheduled for 2:00 pm, Sunday, June 12th has been meeting since last summer to help architects with the building The former Triangle Park, located at E. 174th and Lakeshore Blvd., is design, site plan and traffic flow. being transformed into Veteran’s Park to honor “all the courageous men and The Cleveland Educational Design Alliance (CEDA) designed the building and is affiliated with TDA Architecture. women of the greater Collinwood and Nottingham Communities… who The new school will hold 470 students, with one classroom for volunteered to boldly defend and valiantly preserve our nation’s liberties preschool and two for each level from kindergarten through eighth and freedoms.” grade. The building will have spaces for music, art, a media center The new park will include a monument, a new peace tree, a flag and a project lab. pole and an electronic community message board. We wish to thank The construction was made possible when voters approved the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) for their major Issue 4, a $200 million bond issue, in November 2014. The state will contributions towards making this endeavor possible. For more contribute slightly more than $2 for every $1 the district spends on new information, contact the office of Councilman Polensek at construction. The bond issue did not increase local taxes. 216-664-4236 or [email protected]. The Cleveland Department of Aging Upcoming Presents The 27th Annual Community Meetings Senior Day Friday, May 27, 2016 • Collinwood Homeowners and Cleveland Public Hall • 500 Lakeside Avenue Tenants Association ALL seniors are invited to attend this FREE event! Meets first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm 2016 Senior of the Year for Ward 8, Greg Pollard >>> St. Mary’s School, 15519 Holmes Ave. 10:00 am NOON • E. 185th Street Neighborhood Information Fair Lunch 11:00 am 12:30 pm Association Program Entertainment Second Tuesday of the month at 6 pm For details call 216-664-2833 • www.cleveland-oh.gov/aging Lithuanian Village Hall, 1st Floor rear entrance, 877 East 185th St. • Ward 8/Bratenahl Village Democratic Club Second Wednesday of the month, Do You Have a Visible September through June, 6:30 pm Collinwood Slovenian Home, 15810 Holmes Ave. Home Address? • E. 156th Street Neighbrohood Assoc. The Departments of Public Safety and Public Works wants to remind all residents that you Third Wednesday of the month, 6 pm need to have a visible and readable address on Collinwood Rec Center, 16300 Lakeshore Blvd. your home. If you cannot see your address from the sidewalk, it is a violation of the • E. 140th Street Neighbrohood Assoc. codefied ordinances of the city of Cleveland. Fourth Wednesday of the month, 6 p.m. You can get numbers for your home at most Five Pointe Community Center, 813 E. 152nd St. hardware and home improvement stores, including some drug stores. Please become a stakeholder Be proactive. Assist safety forces in finding in our community: your home; your life and the lives of your family could depend on it. GET INVOLVED! Also, please make sure your have a working porchlight to aid responders. Community Resources Collinwood Neighborhood Catholic Ministries 15706 St. Clair Ave. | Ph: 216-481-8182 A Message from Collinwood Nottingham Historical Society Anthony T. Email: [email protected] | Ph: 216-738–0626 On-going efforts to discover and explore Hairston our neighborhood heritage. Cuyahoga County Councilman, District 10
Greater Cleveland Food Bank Dear 10th District Constituents: 15500 South Waterloo Rd. | Ph: 216-738-2067 It has been my privilege to serve you as your County Council Connects you to food assistance including local food pantries Representative since 2014. Much has achieved by us on council, such as and hot meals. Free fresh produce distribution every third the implementation of the $50 million dollar demolition program Thursday of the month, 4-6 pm. Call and apply for SNAP/ to tear down nuisance structures, funding for the county prosecutor to Food Stamps over the phone or walk in to apply without an test and investigate a back log of rape kits and funding summer appointment, weekdays 9 am - 5 pm. jobs for youth, just to name a few. I am proud to announce that the county has completed its disparity NEON Collinwood Health Center study. The study will help guide us with implementing programs that 15322 St. Clair Ave. | Ph: 216-851-1500 will make the process of hiring contractors within Cuyahoga county more Open Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. fair and inclusive. Services include family and adult medicine, pediatrics, Other great news... OB/GYN, behavioral health and dental care. Over the summer and fall in 2015, I worked with The Ohio Ancillary and pharmacy services are also available. Department of Transportation (ODOT) to renovate the Eddy Road/ Bratenahl Bridge over I-90. J. Glen Smith Health Center I’m excited to announce that beginning summer 2016 Eddy Road will undergo resurfacing between I-90 to St. Clair Avenue. 11100 St. Clair Ave. | Ph: 216-249-4100 I wish to thank Ward 8 Councilman Mike Polensek for his help on this Open Mon.,Wed., Thurs. and Fri., 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; much needed project in the East Glenville neighborhood. Tuesday, 12-8:00 pm. Top to Bottom: Eddy Road/Bratenahl Bridge Services include reproductive health clinics, Anthony T. Hairston before renovation; ODOT crews finishing bridge free immunizations (children up to age 18), TB testing, Cuyahoga County Councilman, District 10 fencing and painting for the bridge; intersection of HIV/AIDS testing and counseling and pregnancy testing Office:216-698-2022 Email: [email protected] Eddy Road and St. Clair Avenue. Free Job Training Message Continued to be the number one call into my office on a for Job Seekers daily basis. I thank all the residents who continue to be proactive. This year we hope we can make Councilman Mike Polensek wants residents a significant impact on the removal of blighted in need of employment to know that Ohio properties in our ward, thanks to additional Means Jobs offers FREE training in one of available federal and county funds targeting these in-demand occupations: demolition. Time will tell, but in the meantime • CNC Machining continue to turn in abandoned properties and • Welding structures in disrepair to the housing hotline at • Information Technology (IT) 216-664-2007. • Healthcare (patient care technician or As a result of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) phlebotomist) Decree, there will be major recommendations as to Training can be completed in a few About WorkKeys® Assessments the overhaul of the Cleveland Police Department. months leading to internship opportunities WorkKeys® assessments are required for We are hoping, on a local level, that there will be and employment. admission to training programs. To learn more a greater emphasis on community policing and To learn if you qualify, attend a one-hour about these tests, visit bit.ly/neoworkkeys. citizen engagement. The federal monitor from Orientation Session at Ohio Means Jobs To sign up for the WorkKeys® assessments, visit the DOJ will also be making recommendations Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Downtown neo.schedulenow.me. as to staffing levels, i.e. how many police officers location: 1020 Bolivar Road (3rd floor), Special funding for training may be available should be deployed in each of the police districts. Monday (except on holidays when it is held to individuals laid off from their previous I am looking forward to the recommendations. In on Tuesday). Customers can walk in from 8:30 positions, veterans just separated from the the meantime, we need to be supportive of our 5th am through 3:00 pm. For more information military as well as adults ages 18-24 in need of District Police while at the same time demanding call 216-664-4673. improved skills. accountability and professional conduct. Remember you are the eyes and ears of the Police. Please report any and all incidents of suspicious and criminal activity to 911. Bike Lanes on Lakeshore Boulevard? As I am sure many of you have heard, the Cleveland Clinic announced several weeks ago Many of you are aware center turn lanes where that they will be removing the 45 bed in-patient that the City of Cleveland’s possible. rehabilitation unit from Euclid Hospital and Department of Public One neighborhood relocating it to a new facility to be constructed in Works, in collaboration with meeting has already been Beachwood. The impact is estimated to affect sixty Bike Cleveland, has been held. At the time of this employees. Euclid Hospital is the largest employer implementing bike paths writing, a second public in Euclid and our own Ward has numerous residents throughout the City on major meeting is scheduled for employed at the hospital as well. The big concern roads and boulevards. April 28 at the Collinwood is what the long term viability of Euclid Hospital Last year, the City’s Recreation Center. Watch for will be in light of the fact that Cleveland Clinic has Division of Traffic Engineering a third and final meeting to photo credit: yaybikes.com purchased a large tract of land in Mentor, besides looked at Lakeshore Boulevard discuss the results of the survey the investment into the new Beachwood facility. from the Village of Bratenahl to East 185th in the near future (see below). We all saw and experienced what happened with Street to come up with a scheme for We recognize that not all residents can Huron Road Hospital in East Cleveland and now possible implementation of bike lanes. One attend these neighborhood meetings. what the Clinic is doing to Lakewood Hospital. It is proposal was to utilize the curb lane in We still value your opinions and suggestions. clear to me, and should be to most, that the Clinic both directions and to use “sharrows”– Email your thoughts on proposed bike is disinvesting in the older ethnically and racially road markings that indicate a shared lane lanes on Lakeshore to mpolensek@ diverse inner ring suburbs while at the same time environment for bicycles and automobiles clevelandcitycouncil.org. Make sure to investing hundreds of millions of dollars in affluent (see image above for example). include your name, address and other contact communities or overseas locations. Cleveland The other proposal, which is more information in the body of the email. If you Clinic should understand that the residents of our controversial, would have Lakeshore Boulevard prefer, clip out the survey below and mail community, as well as the City of Euclid, have bent reconfigured for one lane of traffic in each it to: over backwards throughout the years to support direction, designated bike lanes on both the Councilman Mike Polensek, Ward 8 Euclid Hospital. The Clinic should recommit to north and south sides and various other traffic 601 Lakeside Avenue, Room 220 the growth and stability of this vital institution. calming designations including additional Cleveland, OH 44114 I have officially asked Congresswoman Marcia Fudge to watch these developments very closely. SURVEY: Proposed Bike Lanes on Lakeshore Boulevard We cannot afford to have another major medical Name:______institution taken away from us. Watch for future Address:______developments and information on this critical issue. Phone:______Email:______On a final note, it’s time for each of us to look 1. Do you support bike lanes on Lakeshore Boulevard? YES NO at our own property and yard. Get out there and
spruce it up. There is a neighborhood clean- 2. Do you support “sharrows” in the curb lane in both directions? up day scheduled for Saturday, May 7th. For (sharrow - shared lane markings for bikes and motor vehicles) YES NO more information call Julia at Northeast Shores 3. Do you support just one lane of traffic and a designated bike lane in each Development Corporation at 216-481-7660. Use this day to clean up your property and along direction? YES NO your own street. Show your community pride. Comments:______If everyone does their part, our community will ______continue to be one of the best places in the ______city to live, work and play. I can be reached at [email protected] or ______216-664-4236. ______Sincerely Yours, Clip out and mail it to: Councilman Mike Polensek, Ward 8 • 601 Lakeside Avenue, Room 220 • Cleveland, OH 44114 Or scan and email it to: [email protected] PRESORT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CLEVELAND, OH PERMIT NO. 2893 his one-week “Old 999 is truly the Collinwood community’s long, lost long, community’s the Collinwood 999 is truly “Old is calling on alumni, railroad Polensek Councilman Sign up now for Camp Forbes! T Camp Forbes! for Sign up now in the ages 9 - 13 who reside summer camp youth is for June 6 - 10, 2016. from will run Camp City of Cleveland. sign up for to encouraged ages 8-18 are Swimmers will begin this summer that the swim team in summer ages 14 -18 interested Youth (Youth Y.O.U. can for employment sign up now Opportunities Unlimited) ages 8-18 children Baseball, soon: sign ups for Coming Special Announcements: 3 3 3 3 Mike Cavotta of the alumni association, are seeking are of the alumni association, Cavotta Mike history. this part bring back to donations of Collinwood on our“Seeing it rolling Polensek. said Councilman mascot,” who the generations again will spark memories for streets community.” railroad up in this historic grew learn To help with this project. to and residents enthusiasts Association: Alumni can contact the Collinwood you more, www.facebook.com/collinwoodhighschoolalumni at mpolensek@ Polensek Councilman of OR the office clevelandcitycouncil.org.
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