Your Cleveland Heights City Government
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Cleveland Heights Needs Your Input
To Help Guide Its ARPA Funding Decisions
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On Thursday, July 28, at 6:30 pm, the City of Cleveland Heights held its first public meeting at the Cleveland Heights Community Center to kick off a process asking the public for input about how the City should prioritize funds it received through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA).
As the first step in this process, the City is asking people to fill out a public input form to prioritize different possible areas of investment and suggest specific ways ARPA funds might be spent.
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What is ARPA?
ARPA is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill to speed up the United States' recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What does ARPA fund?
A portion of these funds have been allocated to provide eligible state and local governments with a substantial infusion of resources for responding to the pandemic and rebuilding a stronger
and more equitable economy.
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What has Cleveland Heights been awarded?
The City of Cleveland Heights was awarded $38.8 million through ARPA and has been working to identify eligible projects. The City has already allocated $18 million for sewer projects, $10 million for revenue replacement, and $460,000 for premium pay to first responders during the height of the pandemic.
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How can ARPA funds be used?
ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds can be used to fund efforts in five general areas:
- Protecting public health
- Mitigating the negative economic impact of the pandemic
- Providing premium pay for essential workers
- Offsetting public revenue lost as a result of the pandemic
- Investing in infrastructure
ARPA funds are a one-time investment from federal government. All ARPA funds must be legally allocated for specific uses by December 31, 2024, and must be spent by December 31, 2026. Any unused funds must be returned.
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What are some ways ARPA funds might be used?
We've included a list of possible ways ARPA funds might be used in the slide to the right.
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How is Cleveland Heights gathering community input?
The City of Cleveland Heights has launched a four-step process to engage the community about how it should prioritize its remaining ARPA funds. The four steps are outlined in the slide to the right.
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Please share your thoughts on how Cleveland Heights should prioritize its remaining ARPA funds!
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National Night Out for Safety
Tuesday, August 2nd, 6:00–9:00 pm
Cleveland Heights Community Center
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National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign on the first Tuesday of August each year that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie all across the country.
National Night Out helps make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live and provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.
Cleveland Heights celebrates National Night Out by connecting our residents with city services and our safety forces. This year’s National Night Out is Tuesday, August 2nd, and Cleveland Heights’ event will be held from 6:00–9:00 pm in front of the Cleveland Heights Community Center, 1 Monticello Boulevard.
National Night Out is a FREE, family-fun-friendly event for all ages, sponsored by the City of Cleveland Heights, the Cleveland Heights Police Department, and the Cleveland Heights Fire Department.
This year’s night out will feature a cook-out with kosher and non-kosher grills and vegan options, gifts for kids, a bounce house, a bicycle raffle, CHPD K9 officers, and a Touch-a-Truck event involving police cars, firetrucks, the SWAT vehicle, the Bomb Squad truck, and Public Works Department vehicles.
Come to National Night Out to introduce your kids to the safety officers who protect their community!
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Next Cleveland Heights City Council Meeting
Monday, August 1
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Cleveland Heights Launches New Traffic Calming Program to Make Neighborhoods Safer
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New Program Offers Residents the Opportunity to Limit Traffic and Speeding in their Neighborhoods
On Monday, August 1, 2022, the City of Cleveland Heights will launch its new Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program to give residents the opportunity to reduce the risks from vehicular traffic through their neighborhoods.
The new program provides a process for residents to ask the City to take steps to “calm” the traffic on local and “collector” streets (the streets that connect local roads with arteries) by reducing excessive speeding or traffic volumes.
The steps the City may take to calm traffic on a particular street may involve a combination of increased police enforcement, education, and temporary or permanent physical changes to the roadway.
“When residents feel traffic or speeding in their neighborhoods is threatening their safety and quality of life, they need a way to ask the City for help,” Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren said. “And the City needs a process for evaluating their concerns and coming up with solutions. Our new Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program meets both these needs.”
Cleveland Heights’ Neighborhood Traffic Calming process involves five steps:
- Residents along a section of a street petition the City for traffic calming
- The City studies the traffic patterns on the street, evaluates the results, and proposes solutions
- The City meets with residents to discuss the study results and solutions
- The City surveys residents along the street section to ensure they are supportive
- The City will complete the review, approval, and implementation process.
“This new program puts residents in the driver’s seat,” Mayor Seren added. “Residents know when there is speeding or excess traffic on their streets—they experience it first-hand. Our new traffic calming program allows them to take the lead in solving these problems.”
The Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program is an outgrowth of Cleveland Heights’ award-winning Complete and Green Streets Policy and its commitment to Vision Zero principles for “eliminating all traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility.”
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The Alcazar has been Sold; Its New Owner is Planning Renovations
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Cleveland Heights Landmark, the Alcazar, Sold
A local real estate broker has purchased the Alcazar, a Cleveland Heights landmark that will mark its centennial next year… "I'm excited to be able to work with a cooperative and innovative owner," Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren said.
Read more
www.crainscleveland.com
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Register by August 2nd and Save!
The Cleveland Heights Happy 5k/10k Race Returns!
Sunday, October 2, 2022
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The Cleveland Heights Youth Scholarship Fund was established to help ensure all children in Cleveland Heights have opportunities to participate in our city’s great community recreational programs. The Youth Scholarship Fund is funded solely by private donors and more than half the money for these scholarships has been raised through the annual Cleveland Heights Happy 5k/10k Race.
The Happy 5k/10k showcases the best of Cleveland Heights. It starts with an “All are Welcome” one-mile fun run/walk for all ages. Then, racers compete on a 5k/10k course through the streets of Cleveland Heights. You can see the course map here.
Runners can race as individuals and as part of merchant-sponsored teams—and many compete in costume! Awards are granted for top finishers in age categories, for the largest and fastest merchant teams, and for best costume.
During the first four years of the race we have raised more than $40,000, which has paid for more than 300 community recreation scholarships. Because of COVID-19, we haven’t been able to hold a Happy 5k/10k since 2019 and the Youth Scholarship Fund has had to stretch its resources. If you're a runner (or would like to be one) we can use your help!
This year’s 6th Annual Happy 5k/10k race will take place on Sunday, October 2, 2022.
To register, please visit the Happy 5k/10k registration page. Registration prices increase as of August 2nd, so register now to save money—and still support a great cause!
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Don’t Worry.
The Person Peering into Your Recycling/Refuse Carts is a Professional
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During the next six weeks, city employees will survey trash collection routes to determine the progress of our new automated collection program and continue educating residents so that we may experience the full benefits of this program.
Please don’t be alarmed if you see someone lifting the tops to your carts. All employees conducting this survey will be wearing safety vests and have identification. You may receive a reminder if you are not placing your trash or recycling out correctly.
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Your Help is Desperately Needed!
Cleveland Heights Blood Drive
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In June, the Red Cross collected approximately 12% fewer blood donations than needed to sustain a sufficient blood supply—one of the largest blood donation shortfalls in a single month in recent years.
Heights residents have four opportunities to donate blood during the coming weeks:
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Tuesday, August 2
Cleveland Heights Library
2345 Lee Road
9am to 3pm
Tuesday, August 9
Cleveland Heights Library
2345 Lee Road
9am to 3pm
Thursday, August 18
Cleveland Heights Community Center
1 Monticello Boulevard
10am to 4pm
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To sign up for any of these drives:
For questions about blood donor eligibility, please call 1-866-236-3276.
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HEART in the Heights Raffle
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HEART in the Heights is a local business raffle to support the arts during the entire month of July.
Twenty-seven Heights businesses have pledged to raise $1,000 for Heights Arts by contributing raffle items of $50 or more and inviting customers and patrons to purchase raffle tickets to win the items.
All raffle ticket proceeds will benefit Heights Arts and provide funding for its literary, musical, and visual arts programming. Winners will be announced live from Heights Arts on August 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.
The Heights Arts board, five Cleveland Heights City Council members, and Zagara’s Marketplace have contributed a total of $2,000 to create a grand prize package for four winners—one grand prize winner of $800 (16, $50 gift certificates) and three value prize winners of $400 (eight, $50 gift certificates) of their choice from participating businesses.
Raffle tickets are $5 per entry with an extra entry for every $15 spent. They can be purchased on-site at each participating business, or by selecting the raffle item from the Heights Arts website at www.heightsarts.org/heartintheheights.
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The City of Cleveland Heights is Hiring!
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#ClevelandHeightsAllTogether
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