September 2016 Beachwood Buzz
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CITY OF BEACHWOOD
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Beachwood, Ohio
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COUNCIL PRESIDENT
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HORWITZ
MELVIN
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JAMES
PASCH
BARBARA
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JUSTIN
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MAYOR
MERLE S.
GORDEN
ALEC
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BRIAN
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Beachwood
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martin.horwitz@beachwoodohio.com
justin.berns@beachwoodohio.com
alec.isaacson@beachwoodohio.com
melvin.jacobs@beachwoodohio.com
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barbara.janovitz@beachwoodohio.com
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CITY COUNCIL
Usually meets the first and third Mondays of
each month at :
p.m. Upcoming meetings:
Tuesday, September and Monday, Sept. .
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Usually meets the last Thursday of each
month at :
p.m. Upcoming meeting:
Thursday, September 29. Questions?
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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD
Meets at : p.m. Upcoming meetings:
Tuesday, September and Monday,
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
When you're in
Beachwood
, you have arrived!
BEST AUDIT A CITY CAN RECEIVE
A newly released state audit for 2015 from the office of Ohio
Auditor David Yost found no instances of noncompliance and
issued an unqualified audit opinion which is the best audit a
city can receive.
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Beachwood ended
with a balance of more than
million in its general fund.
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Beachwood continues to give a
income tax credit
allowing residents working outside of Beachwood to receive
credit for income taxes paid to other taxing districts.
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Beachwood has the fifth lowest residential property tax rates
among taxing districts in Cuyahoga County.
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Approximately ,
businesses are based in Beachwood.
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During the past years, the city has spent
. million
on streets, facilities and recreational areas. Most of these
improvements were paid with existing funds.
Only
. million in debt was used to finance these projects and that debt now has an
outstanding balance of just
million.
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Two New York City bond-rating agencies Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Investors
Service have awarded the City of Beachwood with their highest investment rating,
meaning any notes or bonds the city sells to finance improvement projects are deemed to
be low-risk investments.
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The city is the site of
million in recently completed or proposed residential projects
offering a total of nearly
new living units.
SALUTE TO 5
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-YEAR RESIDENTS
On August , the City of Beachwood hosted its final Tuesday concert of
its Summer Evening Concert Series to a packed crowd in the Beachwood
Community Center. Prior to listening to the Cleveland T.O.P.S. Swing Band,
Mayor Merle S. Gorden recognized -Year residents by presenting them
with a blanket and certificate, and thanked them for supporting Beachwood.
Pictured (Standing) Council Member Alec Isaacson, Gary Lavon, Lila Sorkin,
Council Member Barbara Bellin Janovitz, David Rivelis, Jerry Sorkin,
Mayor Merle S. Gorden, Helen Rivelis, Council Member Melvin M. Jacobs ,
Margie Neuger, Phyllis Berlas, Council Member James Pasch, Gary Brown,
Council Member Justin Berns and Council President Martin S. Horwitz.
(Sitting) Sylvia Lavon, Ileen Kelner, Phyliss Blau and Dolores Begam.
SAFETY TOWN
Beachwood Safety Town held its annual
graduation ceremonies in August.
Children learned about traffic, bus
and bicycle safety, how to recognize,
understand and enlist help from our
City's safety forces, playground safety,
and how to cross the street. Patrol
Officers Jamey Appell and Jackie Schuld
served as this year's Safety Town Officers.
Pictured: Beachwood resident Pheonix Peters
practices safe driving. Patrol Officer Jamey Appell,
Chief Keith Winebrenner, Patrol Officer Jackie
Schuld and Mayor Merle S. Gorden ) Safety Town
Officers with Beachwood residents Vincent Minnillo,
Chelsee Mitchell, Avery Kline, Nathan Kassoff and Eden
Chattman. Beachwood resident Ainsley Brown hugs
Officer Appell Session of Beachwood Safety Town.
"All of Beachwood should
be proud of this audit,
because it shows a city
that is financially efficient
while continuing to provide
outstanding municipal
services to its residents and
businesses. The city is fiscally
fit and very well positioned
to meet our future needs."
Mayor Merle S. Gorden
WE RECYCLE 43.69%
The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District's Residential Recycling Report shows that .
of residential waste was recovered for recycling in
more than percent above the
state's
goal. Since tracking began in
, the county's rate has increased from .
to
's rate of . %. Beachwood's rate is .
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