Sunday, May 19, 2013
Catch up on seven days worth of Cuyahoga Falls news with our Week in Review update.
Get the full story by clicking on the blurbs below: 1. Don't fall for this con: Cuyahoga Falls man scammed in phony sweepstakes. 2. Ward 3 Councilman Ken Barnhart has resigned from City Council. Ward 4 Councilman Mark Ihasz is considering dropping out as well. Who should replace these elected officials? 3. Cuyahoga Falls man pronounced dead after suspected heroin overdose. Not surprisingly, the unfortunate incident occurred at Studio City. 4. Did any of you celebrate the 1962 Cuyahoga Falls Sesquicentennial? Here's what you may have missed. 5. A Cuyahoga Falls man was found dead near the front entrance of his apartment building this week. Police are investigation. 6. Cuyahoga Falls City Council approved the Portage Crossing land deal …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The amended contract was passed 9-2 by Cuyahoga Falls City Council members Monday night.
Cuyahoga Falls City Council passed an amended contract 9-2 to sell the former State Road Shopping Center to developer Stark Enterprises for $3.7 million. However, under the deal, Stark won't be required to pay the seven-figure tab and will, in essence, spend nothing to acquire the 25-acre parcel. At-large councilwomen Carrie Snyder and Carol Klinger cast the dissenting votes. The land deal will likely be closed by June 30. "I want to reject this latest offer brought before us but the administration has told us that without these latest incentives the developer will walk away," said Council President Don Walters (Ward 6) at Monday night's meeting reports the Falls News-Press . "In my heart I don't believe that to be true, but it is not …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Find out what was discussed during the May 6 meeting when the developer presented its site plan.
City Council will decide May 13 whether it agrees to changes to the terms of sale for the planned Portage Crossings development. The Falls News Press reports there are three major changes: Stark Enterprises wants to build a major retail development at the State Road location on 25.29 acres. Cuyahoga Falls wishes to sell the land that it purchased when it was blighted to Stark Enterprises for $3,793,500. The Falls News Press reported during the May 6 meeting when the developer presented its site plan, Councilwoman Carol Klinger (R-At Large), said the developer's "after" pictures are "prettier" than the "before" pictures, "but it's coming at a $20 million cost." For more information, read the entire Falls News Press story.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Catch up on seven days worth of Cuyahoga Falls news with our Week in Review update.
Get the full story by clicking on the blurbs below: 1. Cuyahoga Falls man dies after train hits car in Hudson. 2. Cuyahoga Falls abortion clinic shuttered after failed Ohio Department of Health inspection. 3. If you're looking for that signature Diamond Deli corned beef and matzoh ball soup, you won't find it on Front Street. The local sandwich shop recently closed its doors. 4. Our partners at Zillow update this list of homes for sale every week. There are some eyecatching places featured this week, check them out. 5. New Portage Crossing tenants were announced this week. Unfortunately, Michael Symon's B Spot might back out. 6. Cuyahoga Falls High School doesn't make cut in annual U.S. News and World Report ranking. 7. In a high …
Readers took to the comment boards after news broke that Michael Symon's B Spot might back out. What do you think about the present state of the project?
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Developer Stark Enterprises has confirmed new businesses have signed onto Portage Crossing with many more business deals in the works.
Good news is, several new businesses have either signed on, or are close to finalizing deals with developer Stark Enterprises for the proposed Portage Crossing marketplace. Bad news is, Michael Symon's B Spot and Panera Bread might be walking away from the project. At Monday night's Cuyahoga Falls City Council meeting, Stark Enterprises COO Steve Rubin offered a glimpse at the site plan, saying Best Cuts, Cinemark, Fashion Nails, Giant Eagle and Pet Supplies Plus had officially signed onto the project. Aladdin's Eatery, Chipotle and Huntington Bank had signed letters of intent, meaning negotiations have commenced and lease documents are being drawn up, said Rubin. There is also at least eight yet-to-be-named businesses or restaurants in…
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Developer Stark Enterprises says if all goes to plan, Portage Crossing will break ground in August.
To help close the Portage Crossing deal, Cuyahoga Falls officials are asking City Council to pass an amendment regarding incentives Stark Enterprises would receive after it develops the $42 million, 241,000-square-foot retail center. Cuyahoga Falls Development Director Sue Truby presented the restructured deal to Council at the end of its Monday night meeting, and asked that two major changes be made to the language of the contract: Council will review the deal further at its May 6 committee meeting and Mayor Don Robart, along with his administration, have encouraged council to give final approval by its May 13 meeting. Truby said she'd like to close the deal before Stark representatives attend the 2013 Las Vegas International Conference …
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Catch up on seven days worth of Cuyahoga Falls news with our Week in Review update.
Get the full story by clicking on the blurbs below: 1. Two men were hit with felony charges after allegedly bringing a gun to a fight in Cuyahoga Falls. Not exactly a wise move. 2. Since January, Acme Fresh Market President Steve Albrecht has criticized the city's Portage Crossing financing plan when paired against the State Road Acme expansion deal. Are his complaints valid? 3. Cuyahoga Falls police arrested Allen L. Salter, 23, and charged him with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, after he allegedly robbed residents at gunpoint. 4. Portage Crossing's design plans have been submitted to the Cuyahoga Falls Planning Commission for review. Click here and find out how planning for the proposed retail center is coming along. 5. No …
Friday, April 19, 2013
The Cuyahoga Falls Planning Commission may approve plans for the proposed Portage Crossing project at its May 7 meeting.
Developer Stark Enterprises submitted its Portage Crossing major site plans to the Cuyahoga Falls Planning Commission this week, bringing the much-anticipated retail center a little closer to breaking ground. Fred Guerra, the city's planning and zoning director, will begin studying the plans next week to ensure building design and landscaping plans, in particular, comply with city codes. Other design plans will be reviewed as well, like: lighting, parking, storm water runoff and engineering details. The application will be reviewed, and possibly approved, at the next planning commission meeting on May 7, said Guerra. If commission members give Stark the green light, site plans will then go before the Cuyahoga Falls City Council for …
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