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Free – Take One! Please Patronize Our Advertisers! Proud Member Of The Observer Media Family Of Community Owned Newspapers & Websites Volume 5, Issue 2, January 27, 2009 Green Refuse And Recycling Initiative: Automated Refuse Collection To Begin In May by Melissa Garrett tion System. This new approach a hydraulic lifting system. This Community Relations Spe- is part of Mayor FitzGerald’s will significantly reduce work cialist For The City of Lakewood Green Refuse & Recycling Ini- related injuries and increase In May of 2009, the City of tiative which was presented to efficiency of refuse employees. Lakewood will be switching to City Council in November of The automated system an Automated Refuse Collec- 2008. The automated system will result in a significant will be more efficient, more savings in operational costs In This Issue economical and more environ- for refuse collection includ- mentally responsible. ing decreasing the number of Photos ............................. 2 This is one of many steps vehicles necessary for refuse the FitzGerald Administration collection, decreasing fuel Stitch-N-Bitch ...................4 is taking to deal with the seri- costs and decreasing vehicle ous, ongoing budget challenge repair costs. It will also pro- facing Lakewood and other vide a more environmentally cities throughout the country. friendly way to collect garbage When Mayor FitzGerald took reducing the City’s fuel usage office in 2008, the City faced and emissions. Automated the biggest deficit in its his- collection will begin in May tory. There continues to be an but will be rolled out gradu- ongoing evaluation of the ser- ally to the entire community. The new trucks being tested in December. vices the city provides and all Residents should begin using refuse.html. departments have faced cuts the new refuse container when by hundreds of tons every year. Over time, the City’s and are continually looking for it is delivered to their home. A For more information about Green Refuse & Recycling Ini- ways to make their divisions big part of this initiative is to automated refuse collection tiative will benefit Lakewood run more efficiently. However, increase recycling efforts city- and the Green Refuse & Recy- Lakewood City News ........5 by saving millions of dollars, the 2009 budget projections wide. cling Initiative, visit www. dramatically increasing citi- onelakewood.com and click on Lakewood Public Library ..6 indicated there will be a mil- Throughout 2009, the City zen recycling and reducing lion dollar deficit. will place a stronger emphasis the Green Refuse & Recycling Lakewood’s carbon footprint Lakewood Schools ............7 Beginning in May, all on raising residents’ awareness button. homes in the City will receive about our recycling programs a wheeled refuse container and encouraging all residents which the city will provide free to recycle. In Lakewood, resi- Schools Choose Seasoned of charge. Residents will place dents can recycle all glass this container on the tree lawn bottles and jars, metal food Communicator To Handle on their collection day and and beverage containers, all trash in the containers will be plastics with the recycling Public Relations Duties picked up by City of Lakewood symbols #1-7, plastic grocery by Dan Slife district’s message out but also automated refuse trucks. bags, paper, cardboard and The Lakewood City School allows the community’s voice These trucks will require less yard waste. For more informa- District in an effort to enhance to be heard, that cannot be labor and fuel than the current tion about recycling, visit the and improve upon the partner- accomplished.” system. The containers will be City of Lakewood website at ship it has with the community Gordillo believes that the Notes From Iraq ................8 dumped into the trucks using www.onelakewood.com/pw_ has retained the services of district can build on the good Christine Gordillo to handle will it has garnered with the MAMA’s Highlights............9 communications and public community achieved through “DowntowN” ..............10-11 Lurkers Lurking relations for the district. its widely praised school con- “With so many critical struction project that involved issues facing the district – the the community every step of beginning of Phase 3 of the the way. Facilities Masters Plan, the “Most Lakewood residents national economic crisis and were very impressed with the the search for a new superin- district’s approach and han- tendent – the need for clear, dling of such a massive project concise and consistent com- and I believe are willing to trust munication with taxpayers is that future initiatives such as critical,” said Board president Phase 3 of the construction Edward Favre. project will be handled as well Lakewood Healthcare ....12 “Openness and trans- again, but maintaining and parency are key to gaining improving the public dialogue LakewoodCares Religion 13 the public’s trust,” said board will be crucial,” said Gordillo, Board Of Education .........16 School Board Members Betsy Shaughnessy (left) and Linda Beebe member Matthew Markling, who has two children in the (right) and Lakewood Observer’s Jim O’Bryan seen lurking “Around who along with board member Lakewood schools. Pulse Of The city .............17 The Corner”at School Board’s President Ed Favre’s kick-off fund- Linda Beebe led the candidate In Gordillo, the district raiser for his re-election campaign. We all enjoyed a good laugh. search. Added Beebe: “With- has found a professional with Conservation Corner .......18 It was a fun evening, and a good turnout of friends, colleagues out a cohesive communication and Lakewoodites that support Ed Favre’s run for re-election. plan that not only gets the continued on page 5 Page 2 The Lakewood Observer January 27, 2009 Lakewood Observed In Photos Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Thank You City Workers! A tip of the hat to all city workers over this past couple of weeks. With temperatures in the single digits, and a wind chill on the day I took these photos of -37 degrees, all I can say is thank you for your service and for being there. I called on this day to find out where the garabge crews would be, and found out that even with the temperatures, and the pending weekend, there were no city workers that called in sick! Thanks men and women, you are appreciated! Cool, Hip, And Big Fun Enjoying dinner, conversation and good times at the West End Tavern, were Lake- wood’s other media mogul Thomas Mulready of CoolCleveland.com, Dennis DeVito of the musical group Cats On Holiday and Steve Presser owner of Big Fun on Coventry. 18514 Detroit Avenue, Your Independent Source for Lakewood, OH 44107 Lakewood News & Opinion The LAKEWOOD OBSERVER is published biweekly by Lakewood Observer, Inc., 14900 Detroit phone: 216-521-7684 Avenue, Suite 309, Lakewood, OH 44107. The Lakewood Observer is 216.228.7223 fax: 216-521-9518 powered by: Copyright 2009 • Lakewood Observer, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reproduction is forbidden without written permission. 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