Mayor Sara Drew said officials will talk about sharing pieces of equipment to use intermittently instead of each city purchasing an expensive tool.
Nearby cities already work together and share services, especially when it comes to large fires or police chases through several communities. But, a group of city officials from Summit and Portage County are gathering at Stow City Hall to talk about the possibility of sharing expensive service equipment. A concept that Mayor Sara Drew says is unprecedented for this area. "Service departments have not been a place of mutual aid in the past," she said. Stow is playing host for the second regional meeting Thursday afternoon and officials from 12 communities, including Streetsboro, Kent, Cuyahoga Falls, Twinsburg and more will be present to talk about how each city's service department could provide assistance across city lines. Streetsboro …
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The Cuyahoga Falls board of education had a preliminary discussion on the possibility of sharing a superintendent with Woodridge.
At Monday night’s Cuyahoga Falls board of education, board members provided a recap on a recent discussion between Woodridge Local Schools board committee members and Falls school board committee members. On April 11, both Cuyahoga Falls School Board President Therese Dunphy and Board Member Dale Petty held a meeting with Woodridge School Board President Cheryl Hoover and Board Member Terry Heffernan to talk about potentially sharing a superintendent. This meeting was not open to the public. “The conversations that we were having were very exploratory in nature,” Dunphy said. “It was idea bouncing and thinking about what areas could we look at where we could create more effieicienies, how could we leverage the buying power of two districts…
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Jack Kelly
3:55 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
Yes. This is something ALL localities are going to have to seriously consider; going in on the expenses and maintenance of expensive equipment. I know some people think 'regionalism" is a bad word, but with the amount of $$ the cities are receiving all so our governor can brag he was able to balance the budget (which he is legally required to do, which makes the bragging point moot) 'without … more ›