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Beachwood Leaders Face Off in Mayoral Election by Jinle Zhu “I Want to Provide Great, Editor-In-Chief Quality Services,” He Said Vol. 59 No. 02 www.bcomber.org The Beachcomber Beachwood High School 25100 Fairmount Boulevard Beachwood, Ohio Nov. 6, 2017 Beachwood Leaders Face Off in Mayoral Election By Jinle Zhu “I want to provide great, Editor-in-Chief quality services,” he said. Gorden is also proud of Along with 72 other his long history of service municipalities in the to the community, since Cleveland area, the City of his days as a volunteer fire- Beachwood will hold may- fighter. oral elections on Nov. 7. Since then, the city’s ser- The three candidates are vices and reputation have current Beachwood Mayor expanded tremendously. Merle Gorden, City Coun- Gorden is especially proud cil President Martin S. of the city’s audit results. Horwitz and Beachwood Every other year, Ohio’s School Board President state auditor conducts a Beachwood voters will choose between the incumbent Mayor, School Board President or City Council President. Mitchel Luxenburg. mandatory review of the Photos by Nakita Reidenbach and Amelia Port Incumbent Merle Gor- city’s finances. den, who has served as “We have nice, clean au- greater leadership role in along with increased com- will be outlined in a mas- prove there hasn’t been Mayor since 1995, is proud dits every year,” Gorden the city. petition for families and ter plan and making sure planning on the level we of the city’s economic said, pointing out that “I never had political businesses from our sur- we can meet the objectives need for the future, only growth. Beachwood is one of the aspirations,” Luxenburg rounding communities, it of the master plan within as we go.” “The community and our few municipalities state- wrote in an email. “How- is imperative that we have the budget.” “Our community is at record is what inspires me,” wide that calls in the audi- ever, after serving the past a master plan that address- By increasing the city’s a crossroads,” Luxenburg he said. “No matter who tor on off years as well. eight years on the School es our wants and needs efficiency, Luxenburg also concluded. “We have to wins this election, I am Gorden is confident with Board I found myself and prioritizes how we pay hopes to combat deficit decide which path we want comfortable in the knowl- the management approach uniquely positioned and for them.” spending. for our future. Do not vote edge that Beachwood will he has taken. He views the qualified to carry the city Luxenburg feels that “While the city does re- for me because you want pass to good hands.” city as a business where forward.” such a master plan would lease estimated budgets me to be the mayor of For Gorden, providing residents are like share- Luxenburg is pleased also help improve the city’s routinely, those budgets Beachwood in 2018. Vote quality services for Beach- holders. with Beachwood’s success, efficiency. ... show us deficit spend- for me because of the com- wood is top priority, both “I am responsible for but he is concerned with “I have ideas on how we ing as much as $19 million munity you want in 2028 for residents and other running a very large busi- effective planning for its can provide the same level over the next two years,” and beyond.” stakeholders. ness, with budgets that future. of services, or better, with Luxenburg wrote. “I ac- City Council Presi- are in the $40 million plus “Our community is the a more cost-effective ap- knowledge that these are dent Martin Horwitz range,” he said. best,” Luxenburg wrote. “... proach, but this is the easy only estimates and that emphasized his extensive Inside This Issue... School Board Presi- [However,] with an aging part,” he wrote. “The hard- the city leadership can ad- experience in city govern- dent Mitch Luxenburg housing stock and an aging er work comes with taking just spending in any given feels ready to assume a commercial property stock, the wants and needs that year, but the estimates Cont’d on pg. 2 City Allows Left Turns from Richmond Road Goosie Style Pg.4 Flu Season Blues Pg. 5 The no left turn sign at the high school entrance on Richmond Road has been removed. Photo by Max Alter school from Richmond that this diminished traf- that the concern for the a company to come out, By Max Alter Road, both of which have fic will improve traffic -pat lack of a left turn lane was count cars for several days Online Editor-in-Chief been operational for the terns when the Beachwood prompted by an accident and turn in a report in or- Coping With Stress past few weeks. The light Elementary School con- that occurred years ago at der to justify, ‘hey, this is The Beachwood City cost $5,800, allocated from solidation plan is imple- the Fairmount-Richmond needed. It is safer to add Council passed a motion the Police Department’s mented. intersection, where a a left turn as opposed to Pgs. 6-7 on Sept. 5th amending the budget for maintenance of This change, suggested southbound car traveling keeping it the way it is.’” City’s charter to enable traffic. by the Beachwood Police over the hill on Richmond The study concluded northbound traffic from The additional price of Department, responded Road was unable to see a that the intersection at Richmond Road to turn restriping Richmond Road to rising safety concerns car backing out of a Rich- Richmond and Fairmount left into the BHS parking to add a new lane came about high school patrons mond driveway. would be significantly saf- lot. from the City of Beach- turning around or backing Succeeding this accident, er with the additional lane, The motion, penned by wood’s striping budget. out in residents’ driveways the Police Department which enabled the Police Councilman and Chair Councilman Berns be- in order to avoid the traffic received numerous com- Department to suggest the of the Safety and Public lieves this amendment will light at Richmond or Fair- plaints from Richmond motion to City Council. Health Committee Justin reduce traffic at the Rich- mount. Road residents about driv- Piro agreed that the Berns and passed with a mond and Fairmount in- “When people are com- ers turning around illegally amendment would create a unanimous 7-0 vote, elimi- tersection. ing southbound on Rich- in their driveways in order safer and more convenient nated the following text “This will enable more mond Road, they are go- to more conveniently ac- route to the High School, from section 414.11 of the vehicles to make the left ing at a rate of speed over cess the high school. This but wanted to remind stu- city ordinances: turn on Fairmount and that hill that they can’t see elicited the Police Depart- dents and faculty that safe- “No left turn shall be Richmond more easily, as other people backing out, ment to begin a traffic ty is always a concern. Back for Another permitted from Richmond it should lessen the burden and there have been many study, which occurred in “Don’t text and drive,” Road into the Beachwood on that intersection tre- close calls,” Berns said. the past twelve months. he said. “Don’t be distract- High School driveway.” mendously,” he said. C.J. Piro, Beachwood “In order to change any ed. There still is a slight Pg.11 This amendment add- The new lane is inacces- police officer and Direc- type of traffic law, you limited visibility here, so ed a left-turn light and sible to bus traffic. tor of Security for Beach- have to have a traffic study make sure that you’re clear lane leading into the high Berns further suggested wood Schools, explained done,” Piro said. “You need to make your turn safely.” News THE BEACHCOMBER 2 News THE BEACHCOMBER 3 Mayor’s race cont’d dorsed by the Cuyahoga Council meetings and to the process. from pg. 1 County Democratic Party, make records more acces- “The police chief did an Beachwood Democratic sible to the public. Addi- analysis and decided that School District Uses Variety of ment. Ward Club, Black Women’s tionally, he is proud of the it was for the best, and “With my knowledge of city pro- “I served 16 years on Political Action Commit- city’s efforts to respond to we did it… However, there Approaches to Maintain Security the Board of Education, tee, Democratic Women’s criticism. wasn’t enough opportu- grams and strong relationships four as President, and now Caucus and the Cleveland “We reduced the mayor’s nity to discuss, and it was six years on City Council,” Stonewall Democrats. salary by $20 thousand so disorganized.” with directors and staff, I am Horwitz wrote in an email. Horwitz references his that we aren’t known as While Gorden said he “For the past two years, strengths as innovation, the city in Ohio with the fully supported the new ready on day one to assume the I have been President of honesty and experience. highest-paid mayor,” he fire station, Luxenburg City Council. I see great “We live in a great city,” said. said the entire project was responsibility of Mayor” potential for our city [if we Horwitz said. “But we need When asked about how a reflection of the disor- work together] as a team.” to recognize that there are to improve the Beachwood ganized relationship be- “We are not bound by always ways to improve, economy, all three candi- tween City Council and the past practices and can and right now, we are in dates agreed on the im- Mayor.
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