Our tree-lined streets complement beautiful houses, from Cape Cod to large colonial-style homes for the growing families of Fairview Park. Spend an afternoon in one of our five city parks, including our state-of-the art sports park at Bohlken, or hike the bike path into the Metroparks. Invite your neighbors for an evening at Bain Park Gazebo to enjoy a summer concert; stop in our library or one of our friendly businesses for a cup of coffee, ice cream, dinner or entertainment. Take a stroll down Lorain Road while enjoying our streets lined with trees and benches. Spend some time at our Gemini Recreation & Community Center, home of the Fairview Park Recreation Department.
You will see that Fairview Park is also a smart place to grow a business in one of our beautiful office buildings on Lorain or Brookpark Roads.
Fairview Park is quickly becoming the western suburb of choice.
Come and discover Fairview Park all over again!
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EXTENSION OF TRASH FEE
An ordinance seeking to extend the monthly $10 garbage collection fee for another two years was introduced at Fairview Park City Council's regular meeting of November 21, 2011.
Finance Director Lisa Rocco told council Members at a Nov. 28 committee meeting that the fee needs to be extended due to budget constraints and reduced tax revenue due to the stagnant economy.
The trash fee brought in $715,000 this year, Rocco said. Garbage collection costs incurred by the city were $891,000, including $294,000 in "tipping fees" for depositing the city's trash in an Oberlin landfill.
Mayor Eileen Patton had told West Life in October that she anticipated having to extend the fee, which council passed in April 2010 as part of an effort to fix a budget crisis. The ordinance that imposed the fee authorized it only through the end of this year.
City officials had hoped that by now the economy would have improved enough so that the fee would not have to be extended, Rocco said.
Both Patton and Rocco said there is no plan to make the fee permanent.
"The intent is not to have it forever," Rocco said.
The fee is billed quarterly and may be paid online, through the U.S. mail or in person. A single payment can also be made annually.
Although council members don't like having to extend the fee, there seemed to be no resistance to passing the ordinance given today's financial realities.
The city's separate garbage-related contracts - for trash collection, processing of recyclables and landfill disposal - are set to expire at the end of June, 2012.
Council President Michael Kilbane said he wants the ordinance to go through the perfunctory three readings so residents will have the opportunity to speak out on the fee.
Kilbane placed at least part of the blame for the fee on the state government.
"This comes straight from Columbus - an assault on municipalities," the council president said.
Rocco noted during the committee meeting that the city expects to lose about $300,000 from Columbus in 2012 from reductions in the state's local government fund. An additional unknown amount will be lost due to the state's phase out of the estate tax.
WestLife News Article 12/7/2011
Ordinance 11-53 was passed on December 19, 2011 extending the trash fee for a two year period ending in December, 2013.
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Fairview Park City Hall
20777 Lorain Road
Fairview Park, Ohio 44126
Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Important Phone Numbers:
FP Board of Education - 440-331-5500
Board of Elections - 216-443-3200
Board of Health - 216-201-2000
Bureau of Vital Statistics - 216-664-2315
Regional Income Tax - 440-526-0900
Rocky River Court - 440-333-0066
County Library FP Branch - 440-333-4700
Fairview High School - 440-356-3500
US Post Office – FP - 440-734-2166
On behalf of the Administration, City Council and all of the wonderful people in Fairview Park, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the city website.
As the mayor of Fairview Park, I would like to invite you to visit our city in person. Come to City Hall at 20777 Lorain Road, where our Administrative Offices are located, along with the Police, Fire, Building and Service Departments. Drop by our exceptional recreational facilities such as Bohlken, Morton or Bain Parks, or our new Gemini Center, home of the city’s Recreation Department. Look in on our beautiful Fairview Park branch of the Cuyahoga County Library located next door to the Center. Stop in at our highly regarded Senior Center to see the many activities offered for our older citizens. As you wander through our city, you will soon notice the strong attachment, the overwhelming civic pride, and thoughtful care that we all have for Fairview Park. I urge you to become acquainted with all we have to offer and see for yourself those things that make living in our fine city a pleasure.
Again, welcome to our community and if I can be of service to you, please don't hesitate to call me at 356-4411.
Sincerely,
Eileen Ann Patton, Mayor
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