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Lower Speed Limits on Five Street Segments Will Go into Effect on December 21, 2022

Lower Speed Limits Affect High-Traffic Roads That Pass Through Residential Neighborhoods

At its Monday, November 21, 2022 meeting, Cleveland Heights City Council passed an ordinance introduced by Mayor Kahlil Seren, lowering the speed limit from 35 to 25 miles per hour on sections of targeted streets running through residential neighborhoods. The new speed limits will go into effect on December 21, 2022 and will be enforced once new speed limit signs are posted.


Reducing speed limits in residential neighborhoods is an essential part of Cleveland Heights' efforts to achieve "Vision Zero," a strategy for eliminating fatalities and severe injuries from traffic accidents. Traffic studies have shown that a pedestrian struck by a car going 30 miles per hour is FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE than if the car had been going 20 miles per hour.


The street sections affected by this change are:

NEW 25 MPH SPEED LIMITS


  • All of Lee Road in Cleveland Heights


  • Euclid Heights Boulevard from Coventry Road to South Taylor Road


  • Noble Road, north of Monticello Boulevard


  • North Taylor Road, north of Monticello Boulevard


  • South Taylor Road between Fairmount Boulevard and Euclid Heights Boulevard.

To give everyone a chance to adjust to these changes, Cleveland Heights Police Department officers will issue warnings to motorists who violate the 25-mph limit during a one-month grace period after it goes into effect. HOWEVER, motorists who violate the previous 35-mph speed limit during this grace period will still be ticketed.

Loose Leaf Pick-Up—FINAL WEEK

The map below shows upcoming dates for leaf pick-up in different parts of the city.


  • Blue indicates pick-up has been completed.
  • Yellow indicates areas awaiting final pick-up.
  • Green indicates final pick-up is underway.

Leaf collection schedule map as of Friday, December 9, 2022

Due to issues with the weather and the number of leaves, leaf pick-up has been extended.

To get the most current leaf collection schedule, please click on the Cleveland Heights Leaf Collection app button. 

Use the Cleveland Heights Leaf Collection App

The online app displays a map of the city that is updated daily to show where leaf collection has been completed and when future collections will take place. It also allows you to get the updated collection schedule for your address.


Leaf pick-up is now scheduled through Friday, December 16. Once the Department of Public Works has completed its loose-leaf collection on December 16, it cannot come out again to collect leaves. After December 16, the equipment for leaf collection will be converted for removing snow and will not be available for leaf collection until Spring 2023.

IMPORTANT LEAF COLLECTION INFORMATION


  • PLEASE DO NOT PLACE LEAVES IN BAGS OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BROWN KRAFT PAPER BAGS. Instead, please rake or blow your loose leaves ONTO YOUR TREE LAWN. 


  • Please do not rake or blow leaves into the street. Putting your leaves in the street creates a safety hazard and can block sewer drains, which may cause flooding


  • It is illegal to burn leaves in the City of Cleveland Heights.


  • If your tree lawn is damaged during leaf collection, please call the Department of Public Works at (216) 691-7300, and the city will repair it in the spring. 

Coventry Village Holiday Festival

TOMORROW, December 10, 2022

11:00 am–6:00 pm

Join us for our annual celebration of the season! A unique, lively local shopping, dining, and creative experience, neighborhood-wide!


FREE PARKING


Activities Include


Heights Gospel Choir Winter Concert

Friday, December 16, 2022, at 7:00 pm

Cleveland Heights High School Auditorium

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) - The Cleveland Heights Gospel Choir filled the Fox 8 studio with inspirational holiday music. Under the direction of Sandra Dixon, the choir is an extra-curricular activity open to all students who enjoy singing gospel music. The Heights Gospel Choir has a winter concert on Friday, December 16, at 7:00 pm in the Cleveland Heights High School Auditorium.

See the Heights Gospel Choir Perform on Fox8

Noble Neighbors Children's Book Drive

Please drop off new or gently used books for

children ages 0-12 to Noble Library during December

From Brenda May's Noble Neighbors email newsletter:


"Noble Neighbors' teams have installed and constantly restock a few little free libraries in our neighborhood targeted for kids aged 0-12. We all have an opportunity to support that effort! Bring new or gently used children's books to Noble Library during December. Look for the donation box.


Thanks to the Noble Library staff for supporting this collection effort, thanks to the folk who have been restocking our little free libraries every week (and more often) for years, and thanks to you for looking into the future and seeing our kids grow into leaders because they learned to love education early!"

Just in time for the holidays!

Order TODAY!

No Holiday Lights in Recycling Carts (PLEASE!)


Please DO NOT put used holiday lights in your recycling bin. Instead, bring them to the Service Garage, 14200 Superior Road.

CALLING ALL ARTISTS!

Applications for the 2023 Cain Park Arts Fest

are NOW OPEN!

The 46th Annual Cain Park Arts Fest won't be held until July 7, 2023, but the process for selecting the participating artists begins TODAY.


Artists interested in participating in next year's Arts Fest can view the application requirements and apply online at ZAPPlication.org. Applications are due by March 3, 2023.


If you know an artist who might be interested in participating in the 2023 Cain Park Arts Fest, please help us spread the word by sharing this link: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=11055.

Next Cleveland Heights City Council Meeting


The last City Council meeting of 2022 will be held on Friday, December 16, 2022, at 10:00 am.


This meeting will be streamed live and may be viewed on the City's YouTube channel. The agendas for the meetings may be found on the City's website.

This Week at Cleveland Heights City Hall


TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2022

Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

6:30 pm

Community Center


WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022

Planning Commission

7:00 pm

Council Chambers


Racial Justice Task Force—Housing and Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

7:00 pm

Online


THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022

Meet Your Police

6:00 to 8:00 pm

City Hall Lower Level


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2022

Commission on Aging

9:30 am

Senior Activity Center


City Council Meeting

10:00 am

Council Chambers

Meet Your Police

Thursday, December 15, 2022


The next Meet Your Police will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2022, from 6:00–8:00 pm in the lower level of Cleveland Heights City Hall, 40 Severance Circle.


Residents are encouraged to attend and speak with an officer about any questions, concerns, or complaints they may have.

Help Cleveland Heights Firefighters

FILL THE AMBULANCE

Sunday, December 18, 2022, 9:30 am–3:00 pm

Dave's Market, 1940 Lee Road

Dobama Theatre's world premiere of 'The Land of Oz' is a fun musical adventure with a timely message

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- It's been a long, yellow brick road for "The Land Oz," the new, original musical from Dobama Theatre artistic director Nathan Motta and Cleveland playwright George Brant. The show was originally supposed to be the theater's 2021 holiday production until COVID-19 altered those plans...


Created by Clevelanders for Cleveland, “The Land of Oz,” stays true to the spirit of Baum’s original work, a rollicking adventure full of fantastical characters and powered by a feel-good message that resonates with today’s audiences. The musical might not be quite ready just yet to fulfill its national aspirations, but the potential is certainly there for it to defy gravity, too.


The world premiere of “The Land of Oz” runs at the Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, through Dec. 31. Tickets, $25-$45, are available at dobama.org.

Read more on Cleveland.com

Reminders

Cleveland Potters' Co-op hosts holiday sale

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Cleveland Potters' Co-op is again hosting a holiday pottery sale this December.


The sale, featuring ceramic art and objects made by co-op members—mugs, bowls, planters, and more—will take place on Friday, December 2, 7-9 p.m.; and on December 3 and 4, and December 10 and 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Read more at HeightsObserver.org

Sophie La Gourmande and Heights Arts collaborate

This year's Heights Arts Holiday Shop has overflowed the nonprofit art space at 2175 Lee Road, extending down the block to 2277 Lee Road—home of Sophie La Gourmande.


"I am all about collaboration," said Bob Sferra, Sophie's owner. "This marks our third sort of large collab in the past six years. The energy and mission of Heights Arts has always been a favorite of mine! Plus, Rachel Bernstein and her team are so great to work with."


The art installation at Sophie La Gourmande will be on view through the beginning of the new year, until Jan. 17.

Read more at HeightsObserver.org

Heights Arts seeks next CH poet laureate

Heights Arts initiated the Cleveland Heights poet laureate program more than 20 years ago. It is now seeking the city's 11th poet laureate to serve a two-year term, April 2023 through March 2025—Heights Arts’ 25th anniversary. The Cleveland Heights poet laureate receives a yearly stipend, participates in civic and community events, and manages Heights Arts’ popular Ekphrastacy—Artists Talk and Poets Respond series.


Heights Arts is accepting applications for the position through Dec. 31. Anyone applying for the laureateship must commit to serve the full 24-month term of service if selected and be either a resident of Cleveland Heights or have a significant relationship to the Cleveland Heights community. 


Detailed information, along with the application. can be found at heightsarts.org/poet-laureate/.

Read more at HeightsObserver.org

2023 program dates are Sundays, January 22, February 5, February 26, March 12, and March 26 from 3pm-6pm. Participants must commit to attending all five sessions to be accepted into the program.


Workshop sessions will take place at FutureHeights, located in the Coventry P.E.A.C.E., 2843 Washington Boulevard.


Deadline to apply: Friday, January 13, 2023.

Opportunities

The City of Cleveland Heights is Hiring!

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Job openings in the Police Department, City Hall, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, and other departments may be found on the Cleveland Heights Job Opportunities webpage.

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