posted Jan 30, 2010 1:56 PM by Fran Mentch
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Ed Smega generously donated his time to create this chart and the attached map (at the link below). Together they compose an inventory of the public greenspace if Oakwood Country Club became a public park in Cleveland Heights.
The Shaker Lakes acres have not been included because some parcels straddle the border and so the amount of space cannot be accurately identified.
The 88 acre parcel labeled 'oakwood golf club' is the part of the country club that is in Cleveland Heights. The other 62 acres are in South Euclid.
As you can see, the Oakwood Country Club exceeds the amount of public greenspace currently inside the city's boundaries.
Attached below is a wetlands inventory for Cuyahoga County.Detailed maps are on pages 27,29.
Source:Table and map created by Ed Smega with assistance from Jim Wyles at NODIS (Northern Ohio Data and Information Service) at Cleveland State University. |
posted Jan 28, 2010 10:37 AM by Fran Mentch
Dear friends and neighbors, Oakwood Club, a 144-acre golf course on the South Euclid/Cleveland Heights border, is being put on the market in April. It is bordered by Warrensville Center Road on the east and runs from just south of Mayfield to just north of Cedar. You can see a satellite map that shows the size of the golf course by inputting 1516 Warrensville Center Road, Cleveland, OH 44121. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl Oakwood Club has been in existence for over 100 years, but the membership has combined with another club to the east and the newly-combined organization will be using that property instead. They need to sell their property in South Euclid/Cleveland Heights. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/01/oakwood_mayfield_golf_clubs_to.html Will this land - a huge oasis of green space - be developed, or could it become a park for our residents instead? The local Sun Newspaper's editorial this week called for the golf course to become a park. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/all/index.ssf/2010/01/sun_news_editorial_keep_golf_c.html There are many reasons why a park would greatly benefit our community - and many resources to help us make it possible. We have already contacted or are contacting the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, the Trust for Public Land, Cuyahoga County Soil and Water, Ohio Environmental Council, the Cleveland Metroparks, and conservation specialists from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's Natural Areas Program. We will also investigate the possibility of a NatureServe grant to help with park trails. We have received a great deal of helpful information and resources - and several offers of assistance. As older, inner-ring suburbs, we don't have any other options for more green space in our area. This is it - and if it's developed, we've lost our last chance. 144 acres in the inner ring suburbs is not something to let go without trying everything we can to preserve it. Cleveland Heights/South Euclid redevelopment projects currently underway such as Cedar Center should be supported, but our local area certainly can't sustain futher new development. A large park in Cleveland Heights/South Euclid, however, could be a powerful asset that makes our suburbs look more attractive to potential residents and improves the quality of life for those of us who already live here. Please come to a meeting sponsored by the Severance Neighborhood Organization ( www.heightsSNO.org) at the Cleveland Heights Community Center on Wednesday, February 3rd from 7:30 - 9:00 PM. I will be one of the speakers on the panel, and there will be community discussion after a short presentation. Lisa Rainsong |
posted Jan 25, 2010 10:05 AM by Yan Ling
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updated Feb 1, 2010 7:30 AM by Fran Mentch
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A community meeting to discuss the possibility of purchasing Oakwood Golf Course will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3rd at the Cleveland Heights Community Center, 1 Monticello Blvd.
There will be a panel presentation by community experts and government representatives followed by an open discussion.
For more information, contact the Severance Neighborhood Organization at 216-381-5356 or e-mail sno@heightsSNO.org. Additional information:
Sun Press article 1/28/10 about Oakwood Golf Course proposed sale and asking price.
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posted Dec 21, 2009 5:06 AM by Severance Neighborhood Organization
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updated Dec 27, 2009 6:30 PM
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DECEMBER 2009
1. CLEVELAND HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT will be increasing their surveillance of the traffic on Mayfield Rd, and the intersections of Cedar-Lee, Cedar-Fairmount and Noble-Woodview from now through September 2010. According to the 10/15/09 article by Lindsay Betz in the Sun Press, the city received a $41,485.00 “High Visibility Grant” from the Ohio Department of Public Safety. The goals are to increase seat belt use and decrease motor vehicle accidents caused by alcohol use. 2. NOBLE ROAD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH has been featured in the Plain Dealer because of Reverend Francis Miller and member and native Liberian Isaac Monah’s trip to Nigeria to build a Dougbe River Presbyterian School there. To find out more about the trip, upcoming presentation and how you can contribute to their effort, click here. 3. THE CENSUS IS COMING and is still hiring people to help. An accurate count will affect our community for a decade. The census determines federal funding, political representation, the allocation of human services and locations of new hospitals, roads, transit, schools, etc. If you belong to a non-profit that wants to help with the census, you can find out more information here. 4. RTA IS PLANNING ROUTE CHANGES that will strongly impact our community. If the plan goes through, buses #9, #7 and #32 will no longer go any further west than the University Circle Rapid station. This means that anyone working at the Cleveland Clinic, downtown or in many University Circle institutions will now have to transfer to a second bus. This will also affect students attending Cleveland State or Tri-C. Does this mean anything to you if you don’t ride the bus? Yes, access to public transportation is part of a desirable and sustainable community. Having to take two buses to get to work will motivate people to drive to work instead of using RTA. The more cars, the more congestion, pollution and difficulty finding a place to park for everyone. What you can do: · CH Mayor Ed Kelley is the Vice President on RTA Board of Trustees . So, please contact him to let him know your concerns: 216-291-4756 (Voice Mail) 216-315-4616 (cell #) mayorkelley@clvhts.com· The public hearing in Cleveland Heights will be held at the Community Center One Monticello Blvd on Wednesday, Jan. 6th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. According to the RTA website, anyone who signs in before the scheduled end of the meeting will be permitted to speak. · And, according to the RTA website “If you are unable to attend any of the hearings, written comments may also be e-mailed to public-comment@gcrta.org. You can also send your comments to RTA, Marketing and Communications Dept., 1240 W. 6th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. Comments on the fare and service proposal will be accepted until January 21, 2010.” |
posted Dec 2, 2009 11:59 AM by Fran Mentch
Sarah Wean from Future Heights sent out the email below, and I am posting it here with her permission-- and with the goal of spreading the word to as many people as possible.
"There is an opinion piece in this month's Heights Observer which, I think, is worth a look. John Lentz calls for putting together an Innovators for Sustainability Conference for inner suburbs on the East Side of Cleveland, modeled after the recent, and successful Cleveland sustainability conference that brought over 700 people to the table to create not only ideas, but solutions and projects to build a more sustainable city. I think this is a great idea.But it needs to be read about, and discussed, which is what the mission of the Heights Observer citizen newspaper is all about. So, I am sending along a link to the story, and a link to the discussion forum where I hope you will chime in on the idea. Please pass this along to anyone you think might have an interest, especially to people who live in Shaker Heights, East Cleveland, South Euclid, Lyndhurst and University Heights. The forum is a good place to begin the discussion and hear from community stakeholders (you) whether it is a good idea, or not." http://heightsobserver.org/read/2/12/innovators-for-sustainability http://heightsobserver.org/deck/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=379 |
posted Nov 19, 2009 1:36 PM by Fran Mentch
Would you be interested in serving on a focus group about this project?
If so, please contact JoAnn Vicarel at jvicarel@heightslibrary.org. Provide your contact information and two sentences about how you currently use the Noble Library. You will be invited to a meeting in January.
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posted Aug 30, 2009 1:00 PM by Fran Mentch
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updated Aug 30, 2009 1:25 PM
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Several people have asked "what's going on with the old Medic property?" at 2920 Noble Rd. In an effort to answer this question:
- I put a call in to the realtor who has the listing and I am waiting to hear back.
- I also wrote a letter to the owner that is attached to this posting. I am going to send it out once the directors have a chance to review it.
- Information on the auditor's website is public information, so I could tell the taxes on the property are around $36,000.00 a year and they are current.
I will let you know what responses I get. In the meantime, if you have any suggestions, or comments, please send them to sno@heightssno.org.
Here are some pictures I took on 8/29/09.
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posted Aug 16, 2009 2:15 PM by Fran Mentch
We can look to the Nine Mile Creek Marsh in South Euclid for inspiration about what to do with our own little part of Nine Mile Creek that is behind Mario's Fishbowl in the Mayfield-Warrensville retail district. We only have space for a small project, but it's exciting and useful to see what other communities have done.
The wetland in South Euclid was built with the cooperation of government entities to decrease flooding and improve greenspace.
Thanks to Lisa Rainsong, one of the Severance Neighborhood Organization greenspace project volunteers, for the following post:
You can view the Nine Mile Creek Marsh area in South Euclid very easily from the west side of Green Road, just north of Cedar. Here's how to get there:
Take Green Road south until you see Notre Dame on the left. There is a parking lot across from it on the west side of Green Rd.; next to the Workmen's Circle building. It's the first parking lot you'll see - just past a sign about a chain saw place. Turn right into the Workmen's Circle parking lot.
Park at the fence, and there is the wetland in all its magnificent glory! And best of all, there is now a deck and bench for an even more exciting view! You will be able to get to the deck during daylight hours and be able to view the wetland from there.
I think this link should show you where it is.
Here's the Plain Dealer's article about the new marsh.
And, here's a video link, though the marsh looks much more beautiful now!
If you would like to join Severance Neighborhood Organization's greenspace project committee, please contact the co-leaders: Katharine O'Connell, katharine.oconnell@gmail.com and Scott M Castor scott.castor@sbcglobal.net.
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posted Aug 16, 2009 1:11 PM by Fran Mentch
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updated Aug 16, 2009 2:20 PM
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"Although very little remains of the Glenallen Estate, a few remnants are still visible on the original land plot. The remnants include:
- The stone wall that runs along Mayfield Road.
- The stone pier at the southeast corner of the Lutheran East property.
- A bridge behind a home on Glen Allen Road.
- A low stonewall behind the homes on the south side of the streets near the intersection of Woodridge and Edison Roads.
- An old farmhouse at 3555 Birch Tree Path "
The next time you drive down Mayfield you may want to try looking for the stone pier at the southeast corner of the Lutheran East property. Here's a picture of what it looked like originally.
This is just one of the Severance Estates that forms part of our community's rich and wonderful history.
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posted Aug 11, 2009 6:53 AM by Fran Mentch
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updated Aug 16, 2009 12:14 PM
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"Even small spaces can be little islands of life." This phrase captures the spirit of the people who volunteered to bring whatever greenspace possible to our little corner of the world. The Greenspace Group held their first planning meeting on-site on 8/5/09 and has lots of great ideas for working with the property owners, residents and the government entities involved to create a beautiful natural area in our community. Lisa Rainsong's pictures in this slideshow document both the neglect and the potential of the space. If you want to go check out the creek area yourself, it's located at the end of Oakwood Dr, on the south side of the Mayfield-Warrensville retail area. Pull in the drive between Mario's Fishbowl and Hair Cafe. To see pictures of the drive from 1948 and today, click on our earlier posting Our logo, a blast from the past!To volunteer to help with this project, please contact the co-leaders: Katharine O'Connell, katharine.oconnell@gmail.com and Scott M Castor scott.castor@sbcglobal.net. |
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