Grat, HH

1. Gratitude to God and all who help me get through a day
2. Highland Heights

Highland -Bishop Intersection Improvement Project. This is close to a million dollar project project and includes left turn lane extensions, left turn arrows, black traffic light poles, and curbing.

Construction will begin this spring. A minimum of one lane of traffic for all directions will be kept open during construction, estimated at 3 months.
Highland Rd. Pedestrian Path. The pathway for the north side of Highland Road is planned to begin in early summer. The sidewalk will extend from Richmond Heights to the bridge at the Mayfield Village border. $444,000 of this $700,000 project was obtained through federal grant monies.

Highland Heights Meadow. The Friends of Euclid Creek (Friends), the Euclid Creek Watershed's volunteer community organization, joined with the Mayfield School District to create a 12.5 acre conservation easement on a 37 acre parcel owned by the School District in Highland Hts. The land is off Bishop Road near the Hawthorne Subdivision. The Friends paid $275,000 for the easement through a Natural Resource Assistance Council grant obtained from the Clean Ohio Fund. This is the first such grant for the Friends.

The area consists of meadow, wetlands and deciduous forest and contains over 400 plant species, including the Dusty Goldenrod, not known to be growing anywhere else in Ohio. The land contains streams that are part of the headwaters of Euclid Creek that flow through Stonewater Golf Course and eventually into Lake Erie at Wildwood State Park. The conservation easement requires that the land remain in its natural state. The School District and Friends plan to develop research and educational programs at the site, which has been dubbed the Highland Heights Meadow.

Drainage Committee Update. The Drainage Committee is committed to working on sewer and drainage problems and encourages all residents to communicate any concerns. Also, residents with drainage problems should obtain a copy of our formal policy and investigation form from city hall or online under the Service Dept. at the city website: Highlandhts.com. The committee is currently working on the County's Highland Road Sanitary Sewer Study, Radford/Franklin flooding problems, and a proposed Illicit Discharge Ordinance.

Ward One Coffee and Conversation
Highland Hts. Community Center
Wednesday, April 30 at 7:00PM