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9 Weeks and Still No Comment from City Leaders on Rumored Lakewood Hospital Move to Crocker Park

By | Thu May 17 '12 | Business, Churches, City Hall News, Cleveland Westshore, Cuyahoga County, Economic Development, Education, Entrepreneurs, Environment, Events, Family, Health, Lakewood City Council, Lakewood Ohio, Lakewood Restaurants, Letters to the Editor, Library, Mayor, News, Reviews, Safety, Schools, State of Ohio | No comments

The possibility that the Cleveland Clinic could move Lakewood Hospital operations to Crocker Park in Westlake may seem remote, but some residents aren’t so sure. Recently, Beck Center for the Arts seriously considered moving to Crocker Park, until the City of Lakewood delivered a financial subsidy of around $100,000 to help keep Beck from leaving Lakewood. Residents want to learn more about the possibility that Lakewood Hospital could close and if any of the rumors are true. But, so far, Lakewood Mayor Michael Summers and Lakewood Council members are keeping quiet about the City’s hospital operating agreement with the Cleveland Clinic, the top discussion in the “Community Forum” again this week.

These are the latest discussions in the Community, Westshore Entrepreneur, and National forums today, plus the most recent Free Classifieds posted.

McKinley Ave. Closed Today

By | Thu May 3 '12 | City Hall News, Economic Development, Lakewood Ohio, News, Safety, safety alerts, traffic alerts, Uncategorized | No comments

Today (Thursday, May 3rd) in Lakewood, McKinley Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic between Madison Ave. and Hilliard Road. The closing is due to road construction.

City officials announced they expect this will be a single-day closure to traffic.

No Lakewood Recycling on Presidents’ Day

By | Wed Feb 15 '12 | City Hall News, Environment, Government, Holidays, Lakewood Ohio, News | No comments

Due to the Presidents’ Day holiday, there will be no refuse or recycling collected on Monday, February 20th.  Residents whose refuse is normally collected on Monday will have their collection on Tuesday, Feb. 21st instead. Residents whose refuse is normally collected on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday should have their refuse and recyclables available for collection on their regular day, to be collected either on their regular day or the day after. Residents whose refuse and recycling is regularly collected on Friday can expect normal pickups that day.

For more information, call the City of Lakewood Division of Refuse & Recycling at (216) 252-4322.  Note that all City of Lakewood offices and the Lakewood Municipal Court will be closed for the holiday.

Lakewood Signs Cuyahoga County Agreement

By | Tue Nov 15 '11 | Business, City Hall News, Cleveland Westshore, Cuyahoga County, Economic Development, Entrepreneurs, Government, Lakewood City Council, Lakewood Ohio, Legislation, Local Politics, Mayor | No comments
Official Seal of the City of Lakewood Ohio

Economic Development Compact May Discourage Raiding

Lakewood Ohio Mayor Michael P. Summers has signed an “anti-poaching” economic development agreement with Cuyahoga County government.  At its November 7, 2011 meeting, Lakewood City Council passed a resolution authorizing him to enter into an anti-poaching agreement with Cuyahoga County Executive (and former Lakewood Mayor) Edward FitzGerald, who has asked all communities in the county to sign.

According to a press release issued by the mayor’s office today, the agreement “is to encourage responsible, forward thinking economic development activities by communities within Cuyahoga County at no great peril to the livelihood of neighboring communities.  The agreement identifies more specific purposes, including:

  • Facilitating interactions between the county and communities to promote economic development;
  • Establishing a county-based “one-stop shop” for businesses considering location or expansion in Cuyahoga County;
  • Expressing the commitment of the participating communities that they will not actively pursue the relocation of a business that has not indicated that it is considering a move from its current location in another participating community;
  • And in instances where a business is exploring a possible move, establishing procedures to balance the interest of the business’ home community and other participating communities.”

Stated Summers, “The elements for this agreement lay the foundation for better regional cooperation and advancement in a more equitable manner. I have grown to understand and appreciate that Lakewood, and all Cuyahoga communities, need to transcend from viewing ourselves as being a community in Cuyahoga County towards a community that is part of Cuyahoga County.”

Lakewood Ohio Leaf Collection Continues

By | Tue Nov 15 '11 | City Hall News, Cleveland Westshore, Environment, Lakewood Ohio, News, Thanksgiving | No comments
Fall Leaf Collection begins in Lakewood Ohio

Rake to Curb, Not into Street

The City of Lakewood has begun collecting loose leaves and will continue until December 16th, weather permitting. Once leaf collections end, leaves will be picked up only if they are placed in paper yard/leaf bags set out with your regular refuse and recycling.

Due to the large amounts of leaves on Clifton Boulevard and Lake Avenue, these streets will be collected separately. Collection crews will start working at the east end of Clifton Boulevard and Lake Avenue and work west until completed.  Additional pick-ups for both streets are scheduled to begin on November 21st and December 5th.

After crews complete Clifton and Lake, they’ll collect citywide, starting from the west end and working east.  The number of citywide collections will be weather-dependent. Residents should place their leaves out as soon as possible to ensure collection.   Signs will be posted on side-streets to notify residents of upcoming collections.

In order to make the leaf collection process as effective as possible, the City asks residents to rake leaves onto tree lawns as close to the curb as possible, but not into the street. Raking leaves into the street slows the pick-ups and may cause basement flooding.

There will be no leaf collections November 24th and 25th, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.  If you have any questions, call (216) 529-6810 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Lakewood Residents Plan to Protest McDonald’s

By | Tue Nov 1 '11 | Business, City Hall News, Economic Development, Government, Lakewood City Council, Lakewood Ohio, Lakewood Restaurants, Local Politics, Mayor, News, Safety, Schools | No comments
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Area Residents, School Students, Church Will Picket Proposed Drive-Thru

Lakewood, Ohio residents living on Woodward Avenue and several other streets are planning two public protests this week.  The first will be a demonstration at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 2nd, to protest the building of a McDonald’s restaurant.  They will protest at the planned restaurant site, the shuttered Detroit Theatre on the corner of Detroit and Woodward Aves.   Group members say they’re concerned about “increased traffic and safety issues that will result from the construction of a double drive-thru, fast-food eatery with two entrances and two exits on Woodward Avenue, a residential street of over 100 households.”

The citizens’ group is planning a second protest prior to the 7:00 p.m. Lakewood Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, November 3rd, outside of Lakewood City Hall at 12650 Detroit Ave.  Group members have attended and participated in City of Lakewood hearings and reviews for the McDonald’s restaurant. A spokeswoman for the group added,

“It’s not just Woodward Avenue residents. Neighbors from Hall, Northland and Wagar Avenues may be participating. These streets are also impacted by the McDonald’s construction, as well as Trinity Lutheran Church (at Detroit and Hall), students from Harding Middle School (at Madison and Woodward), and local businesses.”

The planned McDonald’s has been a subject of debate for several weeks in the “Community Forum” on Lakewood Buzz.

Built in 1923, the Detroit Theatre closed its doors in January; it was the last movie house in Lakewood. The building’s owner is asking $695,000 for the theatre and property at 16407 Detroit, according to the grassroots group of residents.

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