SOUTH RUSSELL — Village Council on Monday discussed the correction of ordinances authorizing the mayor to enter into agreements with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. linked to the Manor Brook Headwater Stream restoration project.
SOUTH RUSSELL — Village Council members thanked the Whitetail Run Community Association for considering a request to use its property to improve the village by moving forward with the Manor Brook Headwater Stream Restoration Project during a special meeting on Monday.
SOUTH RUSSELL — Council last week wrapped up the 2020 road work program with a payment to Specialized Construction for $725,627.
Russell Township made the list as one of the safest small towns in America, and for good reasons, Township Trustee Jim Mueller said.
A high speed car theft that started in Russell Township ended in the death of a Cuyahoga Falls man in Newbury Township on Oct. 4.
Less than a week after former South Russell Village Administrative Assistant Nancy Grattino resigned from her position, Mayor William Koons announced that the building department has three interviews scheduled for new assistants.
With the goal to “sustain Chagrin,” Superintendent Robert Hunt and Treasurer Ashley Brudno nailed down the importance of passing the 3.85-mill school levy on the Nov. 3 ballot in a virtual town hall with district residents. The biggest message was that approval of Issue 20 will not raise taxes.
SOUTH RUSSELL — After initially proposing to hire the Chagrin Valley Fire Department to perform fire marshal services for the village, Mayor William Koons instead recommended contracting with Bainbridge resident Sean Davis for $23 an hour.
SOUTH RUSSELL — The Lake Louise development is set to get a new bridge on Cascades Drive by the spring of 2021, when village Engineer Eric Haibach said he anticipates work to be completed on the project.
SOUTH RUSSELL — Village employees will be able to carry over two weeks of vacation time at the end of the year thanks to the Human Resources Committee members, who last week voted to double the amount of vacation carryover in 2021 because of the pandemic.
Village employees are set to reopen the South Russell playground on Bell Road as soon as council takes final action. Council was scheduled to vote on the matter during an 8 a.m. special meeting on Wednesday.
South Russell — The Village Properties Committee plans to recommend an inventory list to keep track of high-value items in each of the village departments following the misplacement of a Microsoft Surface computer from the Building Department in early July.
The hybrid model is still a go for the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District.
SOUTH RUSSELL — Village Council heard the latest update of an amendment to the job description of one of its building department employees at a Zoom meeting for the first time since last month, when the idea for the amendments was introduced with some controversy.
SOUTH RUSSELL — The village Human Resources, Building and Finance committees held a joint meeting last week to discuss the creation of a new position in the building department that Mayor William Koons suggested at a previous meeting.
SOUTH RUSSELL — A discussion about job descriptions and pay scales surfaced at a special council meeting last week after the first reading of an ordinance to create a new position in the building department.
If you visit South Russell Park on a given day between May and August, you may hear a cacophony of looping whirs and beeps coming from the tall grass. Take a look. You might not spot it at first, but look closely and you’ll see that the almost unnatural sound is coming from a small songbird,…
The opportunity to acquire an already-established business in one’s hometown doesn’t come knocking every day, but Alex Dulac and Hannah (Binder) Dulac hit two birds with one stone.
When Seema Acharya started crafting aesthetically pleasing desserts at her bakery Frosted Cake Art in 2014, she never expected the business would grow into a full-time endeavor. Even farther back in her mind, she said, was the idea of the business landing her on a Netflix baking show like “S…
The Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District is looking to implement a hybrid learning model for the start of the 2020-21 school year with all-in and all-remote plans on standby if needed.
SOUTH RUSSELL — The 292 residents who use septic tanks can now wait an extra year to empty them after Village Council voted last week to extend the septic tank cleaning ordinance, a decision that Mayor William Koons called a “real win-win”.
School may start a week later than originally anticipated for the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District, and even later for kindergarten, with proposed changes to the academic calendar as officials draft plans to open schools during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ongoing talks between South Russell and residents of a private development ended in a stalemate, as officials announced that the village is unable to offer money to upgrade Paw Paw Lake Road to public street standards. Village officials, however, said at a Street Commission meeting on July 1…
SOUTH RUSSELL — A Morningside Drive couple was denied their request last week to not have a new utility pole installed in their front yard.
SOUTH RUSSELL — Dave and Tracy Murray last week shared their frustrations over an electrical pole that was to be put in the front yard of their Lake Louise house without their knowledge or consent.
SOUTH RUSSELL — When is the right time to remove the caution tape and allow children unfettered access to village playgrounds? That was the question Village Council discussed last week. Ultimately, members decided to wait for guidelines from the state.
SOUTH RUSSELL — Paw Paw Lake Drive could get a complete overhaul through a proposed $1.5 million State Infrastructure Bank loan from the Ohio Department of Transportation.
SOUTH RUSSELL — Village officials continue to consider whether a 24-year-old ordinance requiring residential septic tanks to be cleaned every two years should be relaxed.
After consulting with a local political expert, the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Board of Education came to an unofficial agreement to put a 3.85-mill levy on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
SOUTH RUSSELL — Davey Resource Group of Kent recently completed a project to reduce flooding and water runoff problems that have been giving South Russell Village residents a tough time since the 1980s. The village already is working on future projects to mitigate those issues even more.
SOUTH RUSSELL — As part of their ongoing talks with the village Street Department, concerned residents of Paw Paw Lake want to meet with state lawmakers before the next Village Council meeting on June 8.
SOUTH RUSSELL — Bobolinks have been spotted nesting in the Village Park and members of the Park Committee are concerned that dogs running in the fields off their leashes might disturb the songbirds.
SOUTH RUSSELL - Fiscal Officer Danielle Romanowski reported on Monday that the village funds balance is $3.24 million and will be boosted by an $11,000 COVID-19 refund from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and $3,200 from the Geauga County Auditor’s Office. This is South Russell’s po…
SOUTH RUSSELL – Council remains uncertain as to whether changes in house septic tank cleaning requirements should be made.
SOUTH RUSSELL — Village officials and residents of Paw Paw Lake are discussing a partnership that would result in the village Road Department maintaining roads in the private development.
Many local governments are not holding public meetings remotely during the current stay-at-home order, despite the passage of House Bill 197 signed into law on March 27, allowing Ohio communities to do just that during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some South Russell Village residents have expressed concern about septic tank standards, Mayor William Koons said at a special meeting on Monday. That is one reason the village Building Committee plans to work on revising an ordinance that mandates tanks be cleaned every two years.
SOUTH RUSSELL — The South Russell Police Department deployed its 2020 Ford police interceptor utility vehicle to better serve its community with a cost savings. Chief Michael Rizzo said last week that the vehicle is environmentally friendly and village officials want to support “going green.”
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SOUTH RUSSELL — A new breakfast and lunch restaurant could soon be opening on Route 306.
This is the third and final year to use a federal grant to protect Ohio’s watersheds, according to local conservation officials. Environmental organizations are working to conserve and protect properties in the Chagrin Valley, including the Weintraub property in Orange Village and the Modroo…
