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City Focuses on Budget, Animal Ordinance

BY MAGDALENE PESCH NEWS@KIRTLANDCHRONICLE.COM

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Far Bar Road resident John Bengal addresses Kirtland City Council Feb. 22 regarding the conditions of roads in his neighborhood.

Resident Disappointed With Road Levy Spending

BY MAGDALENE PESCH NEWS@KIRTLANDCHRONICLE.COM Far Bar Road resident John Bengal told Kirtland City Council Feb. 22 he is concerned with the condition of the roads in his neighborhood, particularly as it relates to the budget.

“Far Bar, Crary (Lane) — our roads are in a real tough shape,” said Bengal, who had attended the work session that immediately preceded the council meeting.

“It’s not just my road. I’m not just here to soapbox about my road, but all the roads. I did vote for the road levy last time it came up and I’ve talked to a lot of residents locally. They’re not happy about the roads. We don’t have much to show for (the road levy).”

Bengal said he understands the city has to make the revenue stretch as far as it can, but he would like to see a cost analysis presented to the community so it has a clearer understanding of the road plans.

“I know there’s a lot of pressure to this council to get these See Roads w Page 2

Animal treatment continues to be the hot topic dominating Kirtland City Council meetings.

As a result of discussions in the work session that immediately preceded the Feb. 6 council meeting, council members again tabled an ordinance amending Chapter 618 of the codified ordinances of the City of Kirtland, relating to animals.

They also heard more arguments from animal activists.

Painesville Township resident Shane Guy, vice president of Mentor Community Cats, said he has spoken in length with Councilman Joe Smolic and believes he See City w Page 3

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Finance Director Keith Martinet offers thanks for cooperation in budget creation at the Feb. 6 council meeting.

Woman Pleads with Council to Allow Feeding of Feral Animals

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Councilman Kevin Potter meets with a resident in his ward, Denise Rocco, regarding Rocco’s concerns about the feeding of feral animals.

Although Kirtland’s animal ordinance concerns no specific animal, Glen Park Road resident Denise Rocco expressed her objections to any sanction of the feeding of feral animals to Kirtland City Council Feb. 22.

Rocco gave feedback in relation to an ongoing conflict with a neighbor regarding the feeding of cats near her home, and to a Kirtland Police Department directive regarding that conflict.

Rocco said she placed food for stray cats at the edge of the woods near her home, but moved the food closer to her home as winter approached.

She said she discovered the cats were defecating and urinatSee Animals w Page 10

Schools Focus on Safety, Fund New Technology

BY AMY PENNZA NEWS@KIRTLANDCHRONICLE.COM Kirtland Schools Superintendent Bill Wade opened the Feb. 27 Kirtland Schools Board of Education meeting by briefing everyone on the professional development teachers received at Kirtland Schools’ Feb. 17 in-service training, which is required continuing education for Ohio teachers.

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“I like to look at it as a time to kind of recalibrate some of the areas of education that we don’t often focus on,” Wade said. “We looked at various different things going on around us from a cultural standpoint to provide our teachers with some in-service on a variety of topics.”

Wade said the topics covered included a presentation from the See Schools w Page 4

“We’re looking forward to the relationship with the Cuyahoga County Education Service Center and the quality and breadth of service they can provide for our students and staff.”

– Superintendent Bill Wade

Coffee with Council The next Coffee with Council is scheduled for March. 11, 9-10 a.m. at Kirtland City Hall.

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Finance Director Keith Martinet and Mayor Doug Davidson present the 2017 Budget to council after its Feb. 22 regular meeting. Davidson hopes the budget will be approved at council’s next meeting.

Roads from page 1 roads fixed,” Bengal said, adding he understands the decision between chip and sealing roads versus repaving them is a revenue issue.

“But are we robbing Peter to pay Paul, as it relates to that,” he said. “Maybe it’s a quick fix for now.”

Bengal said he seeks to represent the entire community, particularly in public reaction to road levies and the funds they provide. He recommended open communication to council.

“I believe transparency to the community here is going to be essential to passing a future road levy. I’m not up here to disparage anyone,” he said. “I’ve chosen to raise my family here. It’s a wonderful community.

These are some of the things we’d like to see moving forward.”

Umholtz thanked Bengal for attending both the meeting and the work session that immediately preceded it.

At the work session, Mayor Doug Davidson distributed to council members an itemization of how the funds from the road levy have been used so far.

Council also discussed chip-and-seal as having merits as a “pavement maintenance plan.”

“We have to keep from doing reconstruction later on,” Councilman Matthew Schulz said. “If we’re not going to touch (a road),

we can chip-seal it and not have to reconstruct it later. We’re actually extending pavement life. We want to repave. We don’t want to reconstruct. It is a revenue issue.

We need to show that we are faithful stewards of this. We need to get as much done as we can. Like (as with) your home; you’re going to continually maintain, no matter what.”

Davidson said the entire 2016 budget is available to residents on the city’s website and as soon as the 2017 budget is passed, it will also be put up online.

“I’m particularly glad that you gave us your insights on chip-and-seal and paving as a whole,” Davidson said to Bengal, adding they have to have a road maintenance plan, even if it’s chip and sealing, otherwise nothing will get better.

“I’m open to contracting and a mix of different things … We still can’t do it without cash,” he explained. “And sometimes, if we don’t go to the voters and ask, then we can’t say we made the effort to do the right thing, safe infrastructure, so that you can have a road that you’re proud to walk on here, where your kids can ride their bikes and so forth.”

Davidson said he also espouses the transparency Bengal recommended.

“I’m trying to share more information than ever that I’m aware of with council to get the best understanding, so we can get to the best solution,” the mayor said.

After the meeting, council met so Davidson and City Finance Director Keith Martinet could present the 2017 budget.

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City from page 1 understands the Trap-Neuter-Return method does work.

“I understand that in a city like Kirtland, there is a potential for a situation to get out of hand, to become a public situation, a public embarrassment,” Guy said. “I can understand wanting an ordinance in case you need it, and having teeth, but hoping that maybe you don’t have to bite with them.”

Guy emphasized that changes to the ordinance should be announced to the community in such a way that will not deter requests for help from the public. “We don’t want people to be afraid to give us a call and say, you know, ‘Look, we’ve got three cats in our backyard.

We’re afraid that they’re going to turn into 50.

What can you do to help us?’” he said. “We are afraid that people will be afraid to contact us to help them with Trap-Neuter-Return. We really depend upon people who feed the cats to contact us and tell us where the cats are.”

Guy offered Mentor Community Cats as a resource for everyone.

“We’re a nonprofit group, we don’t charge cities or anything. Often we don’t take money from the caretakers and we’d like to be able to help out in whatever manner we can and also offer our assistance,” he added. “Any of you can contact us at any time. If you want personal phone numbers on information for how we do what we do, we’re always available and we’re very eager and willing to help out.”

Mentor Community Cats can be reached at 440-973-6867.

Euclid resident Cindy Valerio, of Community Cat Companions, spoke very briefly as well, also offering her organization’s services to the city.

Community Cat Companions can be reached at 216-956-5129.

Council President Bob Umholtz reminded everyone the community will have an opportunity to speak regarding the issue.

“It will be posted when we are going to have the work session and then it will be back on the agenda, hopefully (Feb. 22), depending on what we accomplish at the work session,” he added.

In his report, Mayor Doug Davidson said Councilman Kevin Potter did a good job following up with Wendy Zele from FirstEnergy Corp regarding energy conservation approaches.

“There are rebates available for LED lightning. There are some challenges, but probably also some opportunities involved there,” Davidson said. “I’ve discussed it with (Finance Director Keith Martinet) and also with (Service Administrator Carm Catania).

We’re going to need to partner with someone probably to get that work done, but it’s feasible, so we will be working on that.”

Potter mentioned a man who works for Ameresco contacted him. He used to live in Kirtland and still has family in the city.

“They (Ameresco) do a free audit kind of thing, with an authorization for them to look into the amount of money we spend (relative

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to energy concerns),” he told Davidson. “Is there any interest at this point with discussing that possible opportunity? Because there are a lot of financing mechanisms available with working with a company like that. Obviously they get their piece, so it’s not a giveaway by any means. I was wondering if you had had a chance to mull that over as well.”

Davidson responded with a projection of the city’s plans for the year.

“First of all, we did fully engage with the budget. The budget is our focus here for the next three months, but we will be doing some things concurrently,” he said. “The CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) review is on (Feb. 14). That’ll be the next thing on the agenda.”

A focus on energy conservation could follow, he added.

“The conservation, at this point, it’s an idea, but not a plan, but I think the approaches are important,” the mayor said.

“It’s probably premature but, for example, where we can work with Lakeland (Community College), either engineering students or business students, we’d like to do that. Or if they have a resource for energy conservation, we’d like to do it.”

Davidson said the city serves its citizens with an eye toward quality over quantity.

“The difficulty we have, having a relatively small staff, we are already handling a lot of things, but if we put too many things on the plate at the same time, the quality is going to suffer. So, we’re going to work to answer every single question on the budget, we’re going to work to get the CRA in front of you, we’ll be working on conservation of energy, as a matter of course,” he said. “I think we’re headed in the right direction. We’re working in that direction and we’re going to get there, but right now, it’s a concept, it’s not a plan.”

Finance Director Keith Martinet offered thanks for the cooperation he and Davidson received during budget finalization and distribution.

In appreciation, Martinet named names.

“Everybody had a little part to it and without them, we couldn’t get this done on time, so I want to thank them,” he said.

In other business, council voted on Resolution No. 17-R-1, a resolution declaring intent to conduct and internet auction for the sale of unneeded, obsolete or unfit personal property of the City of Kirtland, and declaring an emergency, which had its third reading and was unanimously adopted.

In the work session before the meeting, Davidson announced the softball field at Kirtland Recreation Park has been named the Jim Naughton Memorial Field, for the late prominent Kirtland citizen.

Police Chief Wayne Baumgart announced two new part-time officers have been sworn into the Kirtland Police Department.

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COMMUNITY CENTER Kirtland Community Center is located at 7900 Euclid-Chardon Road. You can email CommunintyCenter@kirtlandohio.com or call 440-256-4711 for more information on programs.

Community Center by April 14.

Class is held at The Kirtland Community Center,7900 Euclid-Chardon Road. Visit Communitycenter@kirtlandohio.com or call 440-256-4711 for more information.

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Activities are geared toward the firsttime babysitter in fifth or sixth grade.

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Schools from page 1 district’s attorney on Internet use and professionalism, a seminar about addiction, information about diversity and a presentation on human trafficking.

Wade also mentioned the five-year anniversary of the shooting at Chardon High School, which killed three students and injured three others.

“Over the past few months, we’ve done a lot of safety planning,” Wade told the board.

As part of the planning, teachers were also briefed on updates to the district’s reunification plan, which allows administrators to reunite students with their parents at Lakeland Community College in the event of an emergency that requires evacuation of the school.

Wade said Kirtland teachers regularly participate in drills that help administrators refine the district’s reunification plan and other safety procedures. School administrators also meet with Kirtland safety forces throughout the year to update the district’s safety planning.

In other business, the board approved Kirtland Schools Treasurer Dan Wilson’s recommendation to authorize the Ohio Schools Council to advertise and receive bids on behalf of the district to purchase four school buses for the 2017-2018 school year.

The board also approved Wilson’s recommendation to sell used instructional technology at public auction for the purpose of funding the purchase of new technology.

Egg Hunt April 8, 9-11 a.m.

10 a.m. - hunt begins The egg hunt will be held at the Kirtland Community Center for Kirtland children 10 years old and under (adult chaperones required).

Kids can bring their Easter baskets to collect eggs with. The outdoor hunt begins promptly at 10 a.m. (dress appropriately).

Prize baskets are awarded to the finder of the Golden Egg. Indoor activities include kid tattoos, stickers, live rabbits and friends, games, craft and a visit with the Easter Bunny.

In addition, the Kirtland Senior Center is hosting an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 9-11 a.m. for a nominal fee. In the case of inclement weather, the outdoor hunt is cancelled and eggs are handed out indoors on a first-come, first-served basis until they are gone. However, the pancake breakfast, a visit with the Easter Bunny and all of the aforementioned children’s activities will still take place indoors.

Registration is not required.

According to Wilson, state law requires a public auction when the aggregate value of surplus equipment exceeds $10,000. Wilson told the board the district can move to a private sale if there are no successful bidders at the auction.

The board voted in favor of Wade’s recommendation to approve the Cuyahoga County Educational Service Center contract effective July 1, 2017. Under state law, school districts with fewer than 16,000 students are required to align with an ESC, which provides administrative, academic, fiscal and operational support to school districts.

“This alignment will provide (Kirtland Schools) access to approximately $23,000 of annual funding to support board instructional initiatives in the district,” Wilson said.

According to him, ESCs can choose to share their state funding with the school districts they align with.

Wade explained Lake County ESC, which is Kirtland’s current ESC, does not share funding, but instead offers a percentage off services.

“We never had a need for the services they were offering to ever see the total maximum benefit of that. (The district) was leaving anywhere from $13,000 to $17,000 a year on the table just because the services didn’t align very well to our needs,” he said.

The Cuyahoga County ESC shares approximately 90 percent of its funding.

“We’re looking forward to the relationship with the Cuyahoga County Education Service Center and the quality and breadth of service they can provide for our students and staff,” Wade told the board.

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KIWANIS KORNER

PHOTO COURTESY CHUCK BICKERT

The preschool class and staff at Broadmoor school during music class.

eing a member of the Kirtland Kiwanis has its perks. As members, we are able to buy a good, hot meal every week prepared by fellow member Mark SUBMITTED BY Roulan and his staff at STAN KRULC the Kirtland Diner.

After the meal, we have our weekly meeting which is usually pretty short. Then, most every week, we have a program/presentation. If you read the Kiwanis Korner in past issues of the Kirtland Chronicle, you have read about our past programs. Some of our programs are fun while others are informational. Member Jerry Lesak was our program on Feb. 2 and he gave us a talk about the real estate market in Kirtland.

Did you know that there are more buyers than homes on the market right now? He gave us a list of things to do if you are selling your home and the value that different items add to your house. It was a great presentation and contained lots of interesting stuff. Come join our club if you want to hear or see some of these great programs that we have on a weekly basis.

Our club was approached by Broadmoor Preschool, part of the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities/Deepwood. They were looking for help in buying some iPads to help their young students learn and develop. As a result of this community’s support for our fundraisers, the Kirtland Kiwanis were blessed to be able to be donate three Apple iPad Air II’s. The Young Children’s Priority One committee, which serves the very young in our community (prenatal to 5 years old), purchased the iPads and delivered them on Feb. 24 to the little darlings at Broadmoor. The iPads were received with great enthusiasm by the children and staff.

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We had lots of fun singing songs and meeting new friends at Broadmoor. It was a great day. (See our Facebook page for pictures and video).

On Feb. 25, the Kirtland Kiwanis Foundation held our third annual Kirtland Kiwanis Community Reverse Raffle at St. Noel’s Banquet Center. This event has become one of the social highlights of the year in Kirtland and once again, this year, it was a resounding success. We’d like to thank all of you that supported our fundraiser by attending or purchasing raffle tickets. Our local businesses once again were very generous with gift baskets and certificates used for See Kiwanis w Page 9

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KIRTLAND Hornets nest Winter Sports Wraps Up on a High Note

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Stipkovich Cements Legacy Kirtland senior Matt Stipkovich cemented his legacy over the weekend with his second straight appearance in the OHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.

Stipkovich finished 14th in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.70 on Friday.

He swam a time of 52.94 in the preliminary race on Wednesday.

“I was happy with my time in prelims, but I think I could’ve performed better in finals,” he said. “My start could have been much better and my turns still need a little bit of work.”

Stipkovich also finished 14th at the 2016 state meet with a time of 54.50 seconds.

He is the first Kirtland swimmer to qualify for the state meet in the program’s history.

“I’m proud of my legacy as the only person from Kirtland to make the state meet,” he said. “I hope future swimmers learn that going to practice every day and working hard pays off.”

Stipkovich will study accounting at Ohio State next fall.

He will continue to compete and help out with the University Swim Club when possible.

“I am still thinking about swimming in college,” he said. “Swimming will always have a special place in my heart.”

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Hornets Qualify Four to District Wrestling Tournament Kirtland’s wrestling season continues for at least one more week as four Hornets finished among the top four in their respective weight classes at the Division III Beachwood sectional on Saturday and punched their tickets to the Garfield Heights district tournament on Friday and Saturday.

Kevin Marsh led the Hornets with a third place finish and Brandon Hepper, Gus Mormino and Kevin Dages all finished fourth.

“Overall, we have a young team that will

Lauren Lutz set a new school record with 19 rebounds in a single game as the Hornets beat Beachwood, 59-36.

continue to improve as we saw this week,” said Kirtland coach Scott Francis.

Marsh pinned Horizon Science Academy’s Batuhan Aslan in 1:58 to finish third at 220 pounds. He’ll wrestle Waynedale junior Ben Farrar (40-10) in the first round at districts.

Hepper reached the 126 pound semifinals then had to work his way through the consolation bracket to finish fourth.

He beat Berkshire’s Ryan Ford, 7-1, in the consolation semifinals before falling to Grand Valley’s Matthew Sexton in the third

place match and will open the district against Rootstown sophomore Niko Chilson (29-3).

Mormino extended his senior season with his fourth place finish at 145.

He defeated Brookfield’s Dacoda Randall, 8-4, in the quarterfinals then dropped his semifinals match to Grand Valley’s Cody Rhoads, who placed sixth at state last winter. Mormino rebounded in the consolation semifinals to pin Cardinal’s Zane Drebus in 1:45 and finished the day with a 97 loss to Berkshire’s Jimmy McClellan in the

third place bout. Mormino drew Loudonville senior Thomas Forbes (35-8) in the first round.

Dages met returning state runner-up Gaige Willis of Pymatuning Valley in the semifinals. Things didn’t end well as Willis improved to 38-0, but Dages did bounce back with a pin of Brookfield’s Joe Hackett in the consolation semifinals to earn his district berth. Dages will wrestle Black River junior Jacob Campbell (31-7) in the first round at districts.

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Gus Mormino extended his senior season with a fourth place finish in the 145-pound weight class at the Division III Beachwood Sectional.

John Miller finished fifth at 170 to earn district alternate status and Brayden Adkins finished sixth at 138.

“Commend Beachwood,” Gallo said.

“They’ve got a nice team but I thought we showed some fight last night and some progress from our sophomores. I’ve said it all year, for these guys to have experience playing in a hostile environment on the road against Beachwood was great to see.”

Future Bright for Boys’ Basketball Team

Lady Hornets Win Sectional Crown

Kirtland’s boys’ basketball season came to an end with a 71-50 loss at Beachwood in a Division III sectional semifinal on Tuesday.

The Hornets closed out the year with an 11-12 record but with three returning starters and a host of other underclassmen who gained valuable experience this season, the future looks very bright.

Senior starters Jeremy Davis and Palmer Capretta played a lot of basketball for the Hornets over the past three seasons and their contributions will be missed.

“The future absolutely looks bright,” said Kirtland coach Nick Gallo. “Obviously with Jeremy and Palmer being rotation guys for us pretty much for three years, Palmer played in our playoff game as a sophomore, just like his little brother did last night, the young guys had an opportunity to learn from them, the positive things they did. It’s a tribute to those two guys being with us for three years and being part of some pretty big moments over that time period and being part of the program, being good faces for the city of Kirtland.”

The eight-seeded Hornets hung with No. 4 Beachwood for most of the game.

Kirtland led 15-10 after the first quarter and 28-25 at halftime. The Bison took a 4140 lead into the fourth then outscored the Hornets, 30-12, in the final eight minutes of play.

“I thought it was our best defensive half of the season,” Gallo said of the first 16 minutes.

“In the third, I thought things got kind of out of control. We started with a couple of turnovers and things started going up and down. Against Beachwood with Josh Sizemore and Jayson Woodrich, we kind of lost it at that point. We were a little out of control.”

Capretta finished with a team-high 20 points and sophomore Jack Bailey contributed with 12.

While the Beachwood boys put an end to Kirtland’s season, the Hornets turned the tables on the Bison in the girls’ tournament.

Kirtland got off to a fast start and never looked back in defeating the Bison, 59-36, in a Division III sectional final at Kirtland on Saturday.

The Hornets did it by keying on Beachwood sharpshooter Taylor Royster, one of Northeast Ohio’s top scorers.

“Defensively, the kids did a great job,” said Kirtland coach Bob Bell. “The other people that were playing off of her did a nice job of covering the floor as well.”

Royster finished with a game-high 24 points for the Bison but she was held to just two field goals and a total of seven points in the first half as the Hornets built a 31-11 halftime lead.

Kirtland scored the first 11 points of the game.

Sydney Snyder led the Hornets with 21, Julia Camino finished with 11 and Jenna Sayle pitched in with 10. Lauren Lutz and Lauren Snyder both contributed with seven and Riley McCrory finished with three for the Hornets.

“I’m real pleased with the way our kids handled the offensive end,” Bell said. “They came out in a very aggressive, trapping up front 2-3, and we just showed patience and spread it around with three kids in double figures.”

Lutz also set a new school record with 19 rebounds in a single game.

“I had 17 our previous game, which tied the record, but I didn’t think I was rebounding as much as I was,” Lutz said. “I didn’t really expect it but it’s good.”

The Hornets, who improved to 18-6 overall, advanced to the North Ridgeville District. They play Lutheran West in the district semifinals on March 1.

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The students of the month for March 2017 are Evan Santorelli, Monica Carriero and C J Drazetic.

Kiwanis Students of the Month for March SUBMITTED Kirtland Kiwanis sponsors the “Student of the Month,” as chosen by the principal and staff from each Kirtland school.

Each student has their picture taken by Kiwanis member Chuck Bickart, receives a

certificate and a T-shirt that says “Student of the Month.”

The students of the month for March 2017 are Evan Santorelli (Kirtland High School), Monica Carriero (Kirtland Middle School), and C J Drazetic (Kirtland Elementary School).

CREATE/MAKE/PERFORM Expands The Finnish Heritage Museum has received a grant to support a second pilot year of CREATE/MAKE/PERFORM, an innovative new program for older adults (60 plus) in Lake County. The funding comes from the Ohio Arts Council’s Creative Aging Ohio Initiative.

CREATE/MAKE/PERFORM will hold two free workshops for older adults at the Kirtland Public Library. The first session will be held 1-3 p.m. March 16. This intro session, called “The Performing Body,” will use performance techniques from dance and the-

ater to create and explore movement. The second session, 1-3 p.m. March 17 is called “Using the Voice on Stage.” In this session, participants will learn about the mechanics of voice and explore voice techniques.

Participants can sign up for one or both sessions, but the library encourages both. All levels and experiences welcome. There are 20 spaces are available for workshop. Please RSVP with your name, contact information and which session(s) you would like to attend at createmakeperformINFO@gmail.com or 440-299-7648.

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A NOTE

KIRTLAND CHRONICLE

FROM THE

MAYOR

Dear Kirtland Residents, been told by the finance director and credit The city’s operating budget for fiscal year rating: We are not carrying enough funds in 2017 was presented to council on Feb. 6 for our general fund, if we wish to carry on at its review and approval. I would like to thank this level and provide quality services. the department heads and finance departAn extensive extract of the budget will be ment for their work on the budget. available on the city’s website once I also appreciate city council’s the budget review is completed, review and assistance in the budgand after the vote of city council. et process again this year.

The complete budget will also Revenues in the Fiscal Year be available at City Hall, Kirtland 2017 Budget are estimated at Community Center and Kirtland $7,767,100, a decrease of $64,965, Public Library. or -.83 percent, over the prior In addition to the budget, we year’s actual receipts. continue to evaluate the condition Recommended expenditures of our city’s streets. I will be posting on the FY 2017 Budget are the road inventory list, paving stratMayor Doug increased by $568,959, or 7.36 peregy and the road projects planned Davidson cent, versus the 2016 budget for the Public Works Department in appropriation.

2017 on the city’s website, subsequent to the The recently released Ohio Auditor’s approval of the 2017 budget.

Report on Financial Health Indicators had There is always the challenge of controlfour critical and three cautionary measures ling costs, finding efficiencies and growing noted for Kirtland in 2015. I would assume to build revenues. the 2016 indicators would be similar, despite Everyone at City Hall is committed to maka slightly larger carryover. ing the City of Kirtland a great place to live and The auditor’s report puts in red and yel- work, and we hope that 2017 will be a produclow what we know intuitively — and have tive and prosperous year for our community.

Kiwanis from page 5 our Chinese Auction. We look forward to this event next year. It’s always the last Saturday in February, so keep the date open. Most of the proceeds from this event go toward the scholarships that our club awards each year.

The proceeds from this year’s $20 side board are going to help fund the purchase of a grand piano by the Kirtland Schools.

Kiwanis love our local paper, the Kirtland Chronicle. Do you? When the Kirtland Gazette went out of business a few years ago and our city was left without a hometown newspaper, did you miss the local

coverage? We did. We would hate to lose our paper again. So, if you love getting this newspaper and want to see it continue to serve our great community, please consider sending in your $15 per year voluntary subscription (if you haven’t already). We urge you to do it now (right away) before “life gets in the way” and you forget. We urge you to patronize our local businesses that buy ads in this newspaper, too. Their advertisements generate the revenue that keeps the Kirtland Chronicle alive. Be sure to tell them that you saw their ad in the paper.

If you are interested and want to be a part of our organization, please join us at one of our meetings on Thursday nights, or call John for more information at 440-256-1181.

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Animals from page 1 ing in a neighbor’s yard. To stop it, she installed in her own yard a fake raccoon, a motion detector, air spray, fence and a dedicated bathroom area.

However, the neighbor continued to yell at her and threaten to poison the cats, Rocco said.

“He spent his days watching my yard and every time I went inside, even momentarily, he would run outside to scare them from my yard, multiple times throughout the day,” said Rocco. “At one point, he live-trapped them both and in jest, asked if I wanted to see a picture. At this time, the cats stopped going into his yard.”

However, she said, the neighbor threw rocks at the cats when they were in her yard.

“Once he hit a swing frame, which I was laying down on. I also have glass tables, which, thankfully, weren’t damaged. Later, I discovered from another neighbor that while I was at work, (the neighbor) was walking around the other side of the house after these two cats. He had become obsessed with them and checking in my yard. I thought, ‘What would be next?’ All I was doing was trying to get close enough to find (the cats a) home,” said Rocco.

She said in September, a Kirtland police officer visited her home to tell her that she would be charged with a minor misdemeanor if she did not take down a shelter she erected for the cats. “(The officer) told me each time my neighbor called, they’d give me a ticket for feeding (the cats), and I would have to go to court,” Rocco said. “The officer was under the assumption I was caring for tons of cats.

He was shocked to find out that we were only talking about two cats, one of which had been in the neighborhood for four years, as well as there was no noxious odor in my house.”

Of her neighbor, Rocco said she realizes his main concern is his garden, but she wishes he could remember the kindness she showed to his own dog, which she would clean up after in her yard as well. Rocco urged council to allow feeding of feral animals.

“No person or animal should be deprived of care due to prejudice … I feel that there are far too many people in the world already who do not care about others, let alone animals. (There are) far too many people abusing animals rather than helping them. Just as there are those of us who reach out to people in need, there are also those who reach out to animals in need. We are all caretakers of each other.”

Kirtland is the ideal place for such kindness, said Rocco. “I moved to this rural area because of the animals and because of the beauty of the land, this ‘city of faith and beauty.’ If we don’t care for each other, we would become as hardened as those who violate others and abuse people and animals.

How ugly the world would become,” she said.

Council President Bob Umholtz thanked Rocco for her statement.

“You’re obviously a very kind and compassionate person and if we had more people that have the compassion and empathy that you have, then this world would be a much better place to live in,” he said. “I think that you’ll find that (Councilman Joe) Smolic’s committee has taken a fair approach to modifying or amending the ordinance relating to animals which, additionally, started off regarding vicious and dangerous dogs. I think you’ll be pleased.”

“Your compassion is recognized and appreciated,” Councilman Rob Skrbis told Rocco.

Councilman Kevin Potter identified himself as Rocco’s councilman, and asked to meet with her immediately following the meeting. Additionally, Umholtz invited Rocco to voice concerns to Potter whenever she is unable to attend a council meeting.

Friday, March 3, 2017

Laketran Launches New Online Reservations for Dial-a-Ride Service

BY JULIA SCHICK LAKETRAN There is only one of you. Juggling the care of kids, work and aging parents who need a little more help than they used to, can get pretty overwhelming.

Laketran’s Dial-a-Ride service has been a reliable resource here in Lake County to help families with their transportation needs.

Dial-a-Ride provides assisted door-to-door service throughout Lake County and some major medical facilities in Cuyahoga County.

Dial-a-Ride requires a reservation that must be made 2-10 days prior to the trip. In the past, if riders wanted to schedule, cancel or change a Dial-a-Ride trip, you would have to call Laketran’s Customer Service between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and often wait on hold until the next available representative was able to assist them.

Laketran recently launched Request-aRide so that passengers can manage Dial-aRide trips easier with online reservations.

Now passengers or caregivers assisting aging parents can book, confirm or cancel a

Dial-a-Ride reser vations anytime with Laketran’s new online reservation program called Request-a-Ride at www.laketran.com.

To get started with Request-a-Ride, call Laketran’s Customer Service at 440-354-6100 to request a Client ID and password to access an individual Request-a-Ride account. With that information, riders can login at Laketran’s website and click on Request-a-Ride.

Request-a-Ride allows riders to request a trip online 2-10 days in advance of travel.

Once logged in, select Book a Trip and filling the trip details, and continue prompts and click the “Book Trip” button. A customer service representative will process the reservation request trip within 24 hours.

Once the request has been processed, Laketran will send an email confirmation with the pick-up window and the trip status online will read “Scheduled.” Please check your account to make sure your request is confirmed and all the information is accurate.

From more information on how to get started with Request-a-Ride or any of Laketran’s services visit www.laketran.com or call 440-354-6100.

HELP WANTED Gardener/Landscaper Small garden design maintenance company looking for full-time help.

Experience preferred.

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