Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Most of the money needed to resurface the road will come from an Ohio grant
Tallmadge Road could be getting a face-lift soon. That is, if Cuyahoga Falls City Council gives the go-ahead. The Akron Beacon Journal reported that, on Monday, council will consider resurfacing the road — from Newberry Street to 300 feet south of Clyde Avenue — and most of the $500,000 needed for that will come from an Ohio grant. (About $100,000 should come from the city.) "Every year when the street resurfacing list came out, I would get calls from residents asking why Tallmadge wasn't on the list," Ward 2 Councilwoman Mary Ellen Pyke said in the Beacon. "With decreases in the general fund, we had to find another way to pay for a half million dollar project." What do you think? Does Tallmadge Road need some work? What other roads in the…
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Council met Monday, Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Cuyahoga Falls City Council approved all items on the agenda with one exception. The final descriptions for the city ward map were set to be voted on Monday, but the decision will be delayed to next week. The item was a last-minute addition to the agenda, so not all council members had time to look it over. Mary Ellen Pyke felt uneasy to vote without taking a closer look at the map. "There is no change to legislation other than legal description and no boundary change," Don Walters said. "It’s almost like a legal cleanup ordinance—that is the way it was explained." Council members agreed to wait to vote until after reviewing the agenda item. The ward map and description will be used for ten years once the council approves it, said Law …
Friday, September 23, 2011
Get to know the Republican incumbent running for re-election this November.
Editor's Note: As part of Cuyahoga Falls Patch's local election coverage, we will provide profiles of each of the candidates running for office. These profiles will offer biographical and issue-oriented details about each of the candidates to help you, the voters, make more-informed decisions at the ballot box. Name: Mary Ellen Pyke Age: 52 Occupation: Medical Technologist for Summa Health Systems. Education: Graduated in 1981 from the University of Akron in medical technology, Cuyahoga Falls High School 1977 graduate. Candidate Statement: As a lifetime resident of Ward 2 in Cuyahoga Falls, Mary Ellen Pyke is running for re-election this fall for the Ward 2 seat on city council. Aside from infrastructure, Pyke said those elected this fall…
Missy Cox
9:03 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
YES! Please do Tallmadge Road! I've been saying for years that it has needed done! more ›