Moody's: South Euclid's credit rating "Above Average"

http://blog.cleveland.com/sunmessenger/2011/09/south_euclid_gets_above_averag.html

No doubt the usual suspects will say this is a conspiracy between the Sun, Moody's, and the South Euclid city government!

Speeding Camera update: 9/26-10/4

Monday - Tuesday: Avondale Rd
Wednesday - Thursday: E. Antisdale Rd
Friday - Sunday: Rainbow Rd

NOTE: The speeding camera is usually moved early Monday morning, so there may be some carry over from the weekend.

Issue 96

"Shall Ordinance No. 05-11, proposing to amend the zoning map of the City of South Euclid so as to change certain property known as the Oakwood Club from its existing Class R-75 'One-Family Residential District' to C-2 'General Commercial District' be approved?"

Vote YES!

Speeding Camera update: 9/19-9/26

Monday - Tuesday: Telhurst Rd
Wednesday - Thursday: Bluestone Rd
Friday - Sunday: Ardmore Rd

Keith Benjamin’s preemptive strike

After years of delays, construction is finally set to begin at Cedar Center North. Keith Benjamin made a preemptive defense of the city’s purchase of the old strip after years of enduring the rants of guttersnipes like Joe Liptow and his buddies at South Euclid Oversight.
Benjamin admitted that South Euclid will probably never recoup its costs for purchasing the old strip, but defended the decision anyway:

“The city has a chance to do nothing, or do something for the good of the community. Inner ring suburbs have a choice, and you can drive around and see the cities that have done nothing.”

Benjamin is right, but he doesn’t go far enough. Can you think of any suburbs which have not improved their public spaces? East Cleveland comes to mind, and even they have partnered with University Circle to improve part of their city. Do the naysayers want South Euclid to become the next East Cleveland? Some probably do, especially those who don’t actually live here.

Full article here:
http://blog.cleveland.com/sunmessenger/2011/09/building_on_first_phase_of_ced.html

Heights Observer article criticized for bias

On August 29, 2011, the Heights Observer published an article about Oakwood by intern James Helmsworth that was extremely innaccurate and one-sided. Read it here:

http://www.heightsobserver.org/read/2011/08/29/legal-battle-rages-over-oakwood-greenspace

Cary Seidman, a Cleveland Heights resident and teacher, has responded:

http://heightsobserver.org/read/2011/09/10/where-were-the-editors-ononesided-oakwood-article

It's nice to see that there are SOME people still remaining in Cleveland Heights who have a lick of common sense. Seidman correctly points out that Oakwood is not greenspace. Nor has it been so in the lifetimes of anyone on this planet. It is a herbicided, pesticided golf course. Now, it's is "well on its way to becoming a weed-infested eyesore". Environmental activists like Susan Miller say that's just nature reclaiming Oakwood, but few of us see it that was.

Speeding camera update: September 12 - 19

The speeding camera will only be at two locations this week.

Monday - Wednesday: Winston Rd
Thursday - Monday: Oakmount Rd

FLASH: Ohio S. C. rules that Oakwood rezoning must go to ballot

Read the full ruling of the Ohio Supreme Court here:


http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/0/2011/2011-Ohio-4485.pdf

Speeding Camera update: 9/7 - 9/12

Tuesday - Thursday: Campus Rd
Friday - Monday: Grosvenor Rd

The camera is only in two locations this week due to the Labor Day holiday. The city has placed the camera on these roads several times - but has yet to place it in the vicinity of Brush and Memorial schools. Why is this?