Newsletter Message from Mayor Cyril Kleem Decorative Bike Racks Installed Throughout Berea
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November 2019 Newsletter Message from Mayor Cyril Kleem Decorative bike racks installed throughout Berea Food pantries always are Decorative bike racks, some with the Berea logo and thankful for donations at any one set shaped like a fish, are being installed at vari- time of year but their needs ous sites around Berea. are at the forefront of our The project is funded by a $50,000 county grant minds especially during the made possible by revenue from the casino. holidays. The new bike racks have been installed at the John Our local pantries try to pro- Mucklo Playground, Berea Recreation Center and in vide adequate food so clients the downtown area. Other locations include the City can enjoy Thanksgiving and Hall, Berea Branch Library, other city playgrounds Christmas. They need our and the Parkway Shops. help to do that. Some will hold two bikes; some will accommodate Needed are non-perishable 10 or more. food items, paper products and personal care items, This fish-shaped bike rack is located at Coe Lake near the such as toothpaste and shampoo. Please check expira- Berea Municipal Pool and John Mucklo Playground. tion dates. Out-of-date items will be pitched. Cash Some locations will include bike repair stations. The donations allow pantries to purchase other items from stations will include tools to make simple repairs, the Cleveland Food Bank. Local grocery stores have such as adjusting cables, chains, pedals and tires. Air been very helpful, dropping off fresh produce and pumps will allow riders to inflate tires. The bikes can baked goods. These donations make healthy meals be lifted onto stands to make repairs easier. possible for hundreds of area residents. Repair stations will be located in the Parkway Shops Please consider donating to Berea Community Out- area along Bridge Street, at Coe Lake and at the Met- reach, which operates the City’s food pantry at Smith roparks entrance near Center Street. There will be signs directing riders to repair stations. School, 535 Wyleswood Drive. You can support a fundraiser for BCO on Dec. 4 at Chipotle in Middle- City Engineer Tony Armagno said the City worked burg Heights. Take in the flier printed elsewhere in with Dero, the bike rack manufacturer, to design this newsletter or download a copy from the City web Bike racks such as this display the city logo and are located racks “that will be the most functional and comple- site, www.cityofberea.org. Chipotle will donate 33 in the downtown area. ment each area aesthetically.” percent of the proceeds to BCO. Grant will help fund North End sewer project A community Thanksgiving service at The United The City of Berea has received a grant of more than Methodist Church of Berea also is collecting food City Engineer Tony Armagno said the project will in- $688,000 to continue to rehab sanitary sewers in the clude relining the sewers, rehabbing the manholes and items for BCO. North End. closing off pipes leading to the storm sewers as needed. The Little Free Pantry kiosk by the Berea Branch Li- He said there should be little disruption to traffic in the The goal is to help reduce flooding in area homes and area. brary is practically bare. Stopping by with cans of to mitigate the overflow of sanitary sewer waste into spaghetti and soup or boxes of macaroni would be a the storm sewers. The project involves 11 streets. The project is in response to basement flooding experi- big help in keeping this 24/7 project going. enced during major rain storms. The City has tested The grant from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer private and public sewer systems. The tests identified SCAN pantry will benefit from two food drives in District is part of its Member Community Infrastructure infiltration and inflow of storm water into the sanitary November: Nov. 2 at Heritage Congregational Church Program. The program announced almost $11 million sewers, which contributed to flooding issues and sew- on West Street and Nov. 9 at Berea’s Style Studio on in grants for 13 projects. There were 21 applications. age overflows. The City will repair the public system to Beech Street. Berea received $688,684. Total cost of the project is reduce these risks. expected to be $1.25 million with the city picking up All donations are greatly appreciated but please do the remainder of the costs. This is the second phase of sanitary sewer rehabilitation in the North End. Sewers in the northern portion of the not leave items when the pantries are not open. BCO Work is expected to get under way in the spring 2020. is open during regular business hours Monday-Friday. North End were rehabbed in 2017, also partially funded SCAN is open twice a month at 398 W. Bagley Road, The streets affected are Sheldon Road, Grayton Road, by a grant from NEORSD. That project involved 10 Suite 7 in the Williamsport Plaza. It’s best to call Arden Avenue, Emerson Drive, Longfellow Drive, streets, including Shakespeare and Shelley Parkway. ahead at (440) 826-1127 or (440) 260-7226 to make Wesley Drive, The Mall, The Burns, North Rocky Riv- sure someone is there to take delivery. er Drive, Nancy Drive and Karen Drive. Thank you for helping our most vulnerable residents. News Briefs My family and I wish you and your families a very sengers – two in wheelchairs. The van would replace a Happy Thanksgiving! New auxiliary officers on duty The City has sworn in three new Auxiliary Police Offic- 2007 vehicle with maintenance issues that will be taken ers. Joining the Auxiliary unit are Steve Esson, Dave out of service. The City has five vehicles to transport Ticherich and Jacob Wright. All three have undergone seniors and residents with disabilities. training and will assist police with crowd control, traffic and other duties. The City has eight Auxiliary Officers. No Berea Cares meeting in November Berea Cares will not meet in November. The next meet- City applies for grant for new senior van ing will be 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4 at Smith School, The City is applying for a grant to purchase a new van to 535 Wyleswood Drive. Please note change of time and transport seniors and those with disabilities. The grant date. Berea Cares is a group of community organizations Our Facebook, Twitter & would be through the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordi- that meet monthly to share ideas and provide services to Instagram page name is: nating Agency. The grant would pay for 80 percent of the the most vulnerable in our community. It is facilitated by City of Berea, Ohio costs with the City paying 20 percent. The van would be Berea Community Outreach. For more information, call www.cityofberea.org a light transit wide-body vehicle to accommodate 14 pas- (440) 826-4891 or email [email protected]. Monthly Berean Page 2 Bulk Trash Collection Grindstone kids, parents walk to school About 150 Grindstone Elementary School students, Friday, Nov. 22 parents and grandparents skipped car rides and bus Bulk trash includes large items such as furniture, appliances, carpeting & any large objects trips to walk to school on Oct. 2. It was part of na- tional Walk to School Day. that will not fit into the regular blue trash container. Questions: Call Republic Services at (800) 433-1309 The kids and adults met with School Resource Offic- ers Dave Fadil and Bill Uthe at Jason Malone Park on Woodmere Drive and then walked the ¾-mile to Grindstone Elementary School students and parents look Grindstone, stopping along the way for some lessons both ways before crossing the street while School Resource Trash collection delayed Officer Bill Uthe guards the intersection. on how to cross the street and stranger danger. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday curbside trash Selah Landis, a first grader, to Grindstone. Zacharias pickup will be delayed that week. Community Engagement Unit Officer Joe Frimel and said she and Selah usually walk the route every day Trash will be picked up: parking control monitor Sondra Kinnaird followed plus “Buddy loves his walks.” along in patrol cars to make sure everyone remained Saturday, Nov. 30 safe. In the meantime, Uthe made sure everyone crossed intersections properly. “Look right, look left, then Grindstone Principal Teri Grimm and four staff look right again,” he told the group. Recycling Tip of the Month members passed out stickers – “Safe Kids Walk This Recycling Basics Way.” “What do you do if a car is parked in a driveway and Cans: Empty and rinse. the motor is running?” he asked the kids. “Do you Cartons: Empty and rinse. Replace the cap. Ruby Woernley, 7, and in the first grade, usually walk in front or in back of the car?” Actually, neither Glass Bottles & Jars: Empty and rinse. rides the bus. But this day, she and her parents took is correct, he said. Make sure the driver sees you and Paper & Boxes: Flatten cardboard boxes, such as cereal to the sidewalks. This is the second year the family then walk around only when the driver signals that boxes, to save space. has taken part. “It’s very helpful,” mom Jessica Plastic Bottles & Jugs: Empty and rinse. Replace the cap. it’s OK, he said. Woernley said. “She learns to watch for cars, for ex- ample, and the police do a really good job. It rein- The kids arrived at Grindstone just as the buses de- forces what she learned in Safety Town.” livered their classmates. Parents and grandparents hitched a ride back to the park on one of the school DAYLIGHT SAVING There were more than kids and parents on this walk.