Table of Contents
AROUND TOWN
4 Letter from the City Manager
6 Winning Spirit
Brunswick resident Seth Greenfelder continues to shine in the Special Olympics.
8 Fun for Everyone
Check out the new inclusive playground.
10 Market 42: A Sneak Peek
Discover what this new mixed-use development will mean for the city.
12 Students Make a Difference
Brunswick for a Brighter Future raises money to fight cancer.
FEATURES
14 Word on the Street
See what it takes to keep our city streets safe and clean.
18 Business Spotlights
Get to know the people behind three local businesses.
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THE CITY OF BRUNSWICK
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ADMINISTRATION
Carl DeForest, CITY MANAGER/SAFETY DIRECTOR
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Greg Glauner, FIRE CHIEF
Todd Fischer, FINANCE DIRECTOR
Kenneth Fisher, LAW DIRECTOR
Taylor Petkovsek, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR
Grant Aungst, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Paul Barnett, SERVICE DIRECTOR
Tom Keppler, PROJECT EDITOR & INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION MANAGER
Kayla Pawlowski, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER
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Civic Pride
Welcome to the 2023 Take a Look at Brunswick magazine. We are very proud to share with our readers so many highlights of the Brunswick community.
You will find information about the many services and amenities offered in our city, with a spotlight on our own service department. Our crews provide snow and ice control, street maintenance and repair and stormwater system maintenance, as well as offer annual leaf collection and branch chipping services for the convenience of our residents.
We also welcome you to enjoy the stories about community service projects, including the very popular inclusive playground at Neura Park that opened in November. You will find stories on current attractions, new businesses in the planning stages and spotlights on community leaders of today and the leaders of the future.
We are proud of our community, and it shows! We invite you to visit and see for yourself the variety of housing, safe neighborhoods, excellent schools and over 300 acres of park space. There is something for everyone. Once you visit, we are sure you will agree.
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE BRUNSWICK DIVISION OF FIRE!
On May 2, 2023, Issue 7 for the City of Brunswick passed with approximately 64% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Medina County Board of Elections.
The new, centralized fire station will result in more consistent response times, increased service levels, and better utilization of staff resources across the city. This includes increasing the Division of Fire and Rescue’s capabilities to three simultaneous responses to medical calls without requiring mutual aid in most instances. The City’s current, two-station model only allows for two simultaneous responses.
Plans for the new, centrally located station include:
• The ability to house and centrally locate the Division’s ladder truck.
• Dedicated living/bathroom spaces for both male and female personnel, which do not currently exist.
• Compliant, up-to-date accommodations to provide needed s afety improvements for personnel, including cancer-mitigation efforts to reduce firefighters’ exposure to carcinogens.
• Compliance with National Fire Protection Association st andards related to separating equipment cleaning and decont amination and storage.
• Public meeting room space (for fire prevention and C PR classes, blood drives, and child seat installation) and training facilities for the Division.
• Updates will be available at www.brunswick.oh.us
Architect rendering of the new fire stationSpirit
Eunice Shriver, and even got his photo taken with Tim. Meeting Tim was a lifelong goal of Greenfelder’s, who often gives local presentations on the history of the Special Olympics. After meeting Tim, the Brunswick medalist beamed to his mother, Peg, “Mom, he just looked me right in the eye and said, ‘good job, Seth!’”
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First look Neura Park
Fun for Everyone
Brunswick’s new inclusive playground makes sure every child has a place to play — together.
Gliding on a swing or twirling on a merrygo-round are special moments for every kid. And residents in Brunswick wanted to make sure every kid, regardless of ability, got to experience these moments. Leann Alferio, a special education coordinator for Brunswick City Schools, had the idea for an inclusive playground after realizing one of her students couldn’t interact with his peers while playing outside.
So, she worked with the school district, city and community to raise funds to build an inclusive playground at Neura Park. “Students would have a lemonade stand or sell vegetables they grew in their garden,” says Alferio of the fundraising efforts. The project cost over $700,000 and opened Nov. 5, 2022.
The playground was designed to be an accessible space for children regardless of their physical, mental or sensory needs. While many playgrounds use a mulch surface, the inclusive playground has a
poured rubber surface to allow wheelchairs and gait trainers to move around freely. Other features include ramps to play areas, a zero-degree entry merry-goround, a sensory grove for overstimulated
children and a roller slide to prevent static electricity from interfering with hearing aids or cochlear implants.
“I remember one of my students at the playground opening. He has brittle bone disease, so he must be very careful when playing,” says Alferio. “He came up to me and told me that he’s never gotten to play on a playground with kids before. I’ll never forget it. That moment has stuck with me.”
Local parent Jason Schmitt often brings his two children, 10-year-old Calvin and 8-year-old Evelyn, to the park to play. Calvin is autistic and enjoys gliding down the ziplines, including an adaptive zipline with a secure five-point harness. “Every time you go, it’s amazing to see the community there and kids of all different abilities,” says Schmitt. “It warms your heart, knowing the community and Leann put forth so much time and work to build this playground.”
—Lisa Galek”Every time you go, it's amazing to see the community there and kids of all different abilities.”
—Jason Schmitt
Coming Soon
Market 42: A Sneak Peek
The new mixed-use development will be a game-changer for the city of Brunswick.
Residents of Brunswick and surrounding communities will soon have a new place to dine, shop, live and play. Market 42 (named for its location on Pearl Road/Route 42) is a 9-acre parcel of land that will have multiple uses — a food market, townhomes and green space.
“Three-and-a-half acres of the land will be for the market,” explains developer and Brunswick resident Nick Kyriazis. “Between the market and townhomes, there are about 3.5 acres of wetlands we preserved. It will be a community park with a gazebo and a playground. On the east side of that will be the townhomes, Market Highlands.”
”Brunswick is developing and getting on the map. The market will be a spearhead for future development.”
—Nick Kyriazis
Market Highlands, Kyriazis explains, will be a nine-unit cluster of paired villas — side-by-side upscale townhomes of around 2,500 square feet each.
The highlight of Market 42 is the market itself. Kyriazis and his business partners, Nicole and John Washington, are planning a spacious combination of farmers market and restaurants, focusing on local food. “It’s something that’s missing from Brunswick — the choice of local, farm-raised foods and restaurants,” Kyriazis explains.
The 30-plus vendors in the market will be a mix of prepared foods, butchers, fishmongers, local produce, maple syrups, honey, a wine cellar and several delis.
The south side of Market 42 will be a food hall with a bar, a local brewery and restaurants offering a variety of cuisines. “Outside there will be a patio or terrace, a couple of them, where people will be able to sit and enjoy themselves,” Kyriazis says.
During the cooler months, seasonal vendors will offer Christmas trees and pumpkins. Finally, 8,000 square feet of event space will be available to rent, with catering provided by Market 42’s vendors.
The grand opening of Market 42 is set for March 2024. Kyriazis anticipates that this is just the beginning of exciting developments for Brunswick. “It’s an area that’s close to the big city and it’s away from the big city. People are friendly. Brunswick is developing and getting on the map,” he says. “The market will be a spearhead for future development.”
—Ruth Corradi BeachStudents Make a Difference
Meet Michael Romano, team captain of Brunswick for a Brighter Future, a student group on a mission to help in the fight against blood cancers.
Q. What is Brunswick for a Brighter Future?
Michael: It’s a team launched mid-November of last year to help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in its goal of finding a cure for blood cancers. I’ve always had a passion for helping people, and one of my good friends is a leukemia survivor. Going into my freshman year, one of my coaches was diagnosed. Hearing his story really encouraged me to get this going.
Q. How did your group raise money?
Michael: We tried to spread word about the society through dining donates (local restaurants donating a portion of a day’s sales to the group), sending out letters at kickoff, events throughout the community and approaching local businesses to ask for their support. The company that was our biggest supporter was Compass Self Storage, which donated $7,000.
Our big event was a Shave to Save. Four teachers competed, and the one who raised the most money got their head shaved during halftime of a basketball game against one of our biggest rivals. The winner was football coach Owen Coughlin (known as Coach O).
Q. How much did you raise for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society?
Michael: We kicked off fundraising on Jan. 27 and finished March 18. Our original goal was $25,000. The team raised more
than $50,000, double our original goal. We were really happy with our outcome.
Q. You’ll be a senior next year. Will you be leading the team again?
Michael: No, but I will be right there helping them with anything they need. Next year’s leaders will be my sister, Maggie Romano, Teddy Bickley and Sebastian Morels, all members of the Brunswick High School class of 2025.
Word on the Street
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the city services that keep traffic running smoothly on Brunswick’s roadways. | BY
JILL SELLWe’ve all been there — driving along a roadway only to notice a pothole a moment too late. Then, “thud.” Hitting a Northeast Ohio pothole isn’t much fun, can impact your car’s alignment and destroy a tire or even cause an accident.
Fortunately, the City of Brunswick’s Public Service Department (Service and Streets) has those craters covered. Regular patch work and excellent resurfacing and roadway construction projects (most often in conjunction with a specialized outside contractor) make that work commute and trip to the grocery store much smoother.
“The road conditions are so much better than they were five years ago,” says Public Service Director Paul Barnett, who has been with the city for eight years. He was previously employed as Akron’s public works manager for 18 years and as assistant director of public works for the City of Cleveland for two years.
Filling a Hole
Barnett credits a piece of equipment called a DuraPatcher, purchased by the city four years ago, for much of that improvement. The DuraPatcher cleans a pothole area, applies a tack coat and sprays emulsion/aggregate mix into the pothole.
Barnett says the success rate to repair a pothole with DuraPatcher is 80% compared to 30% with a cold patch and 40% with a hot asphalt mix and lasts much longer. It is used on roads all summer long. You’ll know it when you see a road worker following a truck with a wand repairing roads.
Support for Services
But that equipment is just one reason why driving in Brunswick has been more pleasant in recent years. Barnett also says the city and its residents are committed to financially supporting the maintenance of roadways (about 350 miles of pavement) within the community.
However, some of that support may be coming to an end. Nearly a decade ago, Brunswick voters approved a 10-year, 1.2mill roadway levy that covers Jan.1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2023. The levy resulted in residents paying $3.50 per month per $100,000 valuation of a home.
“I anticipate we will go to voters with some sort of roadway levy in 2023. This levy could only be used on residential streets, not state routes or major arterial roads,” explains Barnett, whose department is staffed with 13 workers.
The current roadway levy provided $850,000 a year in revenue. But that works out to about “rebuilding the roadway only once every 240 years,” according
to Barnett. “It’s not a lot of money. So, we use that money and leverage it against state funding projects. We get grants at every opportunity,” he adds, noting that this funding is also supplemented with some income tax money.
The director also considers the department to be understaffed of full-time employees. There is one service worker for every 2,770 residents. However, Barnett believes that is a tradeoff. Fewer employees compared to neighboring cities means “more money for roadway projects,” he says, and less that must be spent on salaries. “A lot of people move to Brunswick because of the lower taxes,” he notes.
Projects on the Horizon
Brunswick’s 2023 major asphalt and concrete road repair programs began in June. Projects include roads in the Old Mill Village and Mesa Grande subdivisions. Spot concrete panel replacement work will also be completed across the city. Yearly roadwork projects were originally spread throughout the community. But Barnett says a rotating schedule between city wards makes more sense logistically and financially.
Also expect to see the $7 million Pearl Road (U.S. 42) resurfacing project to be fully completed in November. Phase 1 (north of state Route 303) was finished in 2022. Phase 2 (the intersection of 303 and 42 and south to the city line) should be done this fall if materials (primarily concrete) are available and the weather cooperates, says Barnett. The project is being administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Let There Be Lights
Think about traffic lights for a moment. How big do you think they are? Many people tend to underestimate the size. The most popular traffic light is the standard three-light pattern with 8-inch lenses. Each lens is the size of an average person’s head. Stacked on top of each other, they make traffic lights 30 inches tall. But there are larger ones, usually used in bigger cities, that are 42 inches tall and weigh 50 pounds. Paul Barnett, Services and Streets director for the City of Brunswick, reports that some traffic lights can even be 5 feet tall. Fun fact: The first traffic light was invented in Cleveland.
Considering their size, it makes you wonder if you want to drive under one of those monsters if it’s swaying in a thunderstorm! That’s why we need public service departments like Brunswick’s.
Most people don’t realize that public works employees are classified as first responders.
– PAUL BARNETT
Word on the Street
WHat’s In a Name?
Brunswick’s street names range from Abington Court to Yorkshire Drive. In between, there are a few intriguing names that include Spyglass Hill Drive, Hobbits Way and Uxbridge Drive.
Like most American cities, Brunswick’s street names include numbers (like the community’s Township Road 103), trees and flowers, famous places, U.S. presidents, first names, colleges, descriptions and themes such as golf courses. The most popular street name in America is Second Street, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but Brunswick doesn’t have one.
The city does have streets named after:
Plants — Acorn Circle, Apple Hill Court, Blueberry Hill Drive, Cherry Lane, Lily Court and Sunflower Drive
Places — Windsor Drive, Manhattan Avenue and Sleepy Hollow Road
Presidents — Lincoln Drive, Wilson Street and Garfield Avenue
First Names — Sheri Drive, Ruth Drive, Sandra Drive, Gary Boulevard and James Boulevard
Descriptive Names — Hilltop Drive, Marsh Way, Willow Grove Circle and Rolling Hills Drive
Some people would like to see new streets named after more Brunswick founding families or early or influential residents (maybe Freese or Deming?).
But most streets in new housing subdivisions are named by developers who often select their children’s or spouse’s names.
Street names in most communities must be approved by the county in which they are located. Also, not all communities follow strict definitions of roadway names and classifications anymore.
Historically, American roadways were classified as:
Road — general term for any thruway that connects two points
Street — public road with buildings on both sides
Drive — originally a roadway that wound around natural landmarks or topography, but used almost anywhere now
Boulevard — road that funnels traffic away from residential and commercial streets
Way — small side street that splits off from another road
Place or Court — often a dead end; courts are often cul-de-sacs
Lane — narrow, country road, but now found in urban areas as well
Barnett believes there are many attractive roadways in Brunswick. But if he had to choose one, it would be Brunswick Lake Parkway for its beautiful views.
Winter’s Coming
Later this year, the department will tackle ice and snow removal on Brunswick’s roads. The city uses two different types of salt applications depending on temperatures. Last year, 3,000 tons of salt were used (an average yearly amount) at $50 a ton. The Service Department also does slab jacking, which Barnett describes as “pressure injecting grout under a roadway slab to raise it when settlement occurs.”
More Than Road Repairs
Maintaining roads falls under this department, of course, but the list of other responsibilities — directly and indirectly related to roadways — is staggering.
“Stormwater work, and everything related to it, is a big thing in Brunswick,” notes Barnett. “And that is something else that is much better than it used to be. It used to be whenever we got more than a quarter of an inch of rain, we would have to call in crews on overtime to clean out manhole covers and pipes because backups were causing flooding. We have good maintenance programs in place now. That stormwater work includes all ditches and storm sewers.”
The work can be dangerous. “Most people don’t realize that public works employees are classified as first responders,” Barnett says.
“If a storm sewer is 24 inches or larger in diameter, we will send guys into the pipes to identify leaks or bad joints with cameras and repair it from the inside,” says Barnett. “The guys go in on something that looks like a skateboard with a harness
Lines and Lanes
Several studies have shown that most people think those dashed road stripes that we whiz by in our vehicles are each about 2 feet long. But, in reality, most are 10 feet long. The reason for the error is thought to be our speed when passing them and the illusion that creates.
The story of striping American roadways is, like many early historical records, somewhat conflicting. One version is that in 1911, the chairman of the Wayne County Board of Roads in Michigan was following a leaking milk truck that left a white line down the middle of the road. He liked the idea of dividing a roadway down the middle to separate two-way traffic.
Another version gives credit to a California physician named June McCarroll, who is said to have painted the first white line on a roadway as a safety measure in 1917. Supposedly, she was inspired by being almost run off the road by a large truck and wanted others to be safe.
on them, and they have to scoot down the pipe. We have to go through a whole safety protocol for confined space entry when we do that. It’s a lot of training, and we monitor the air so they have a good quality of air while in the storm pipe.” (And yes, Barnett’s crew has even rescued cats and ducks stuck in drainage pipes.)
In addition, 19 retention basins and Brunswick Lake Dam are maintained by the department.
“We also sweep curbed streets twice a year for environmental reasons. Every-
thing that falls into the street goes into the stormwater system and makes its way into our local creeks and rivers. If we can capture the debris before it gets into the stormwater system, then everyone is better off,” Barnett points out.
And did we mention additional department services include traffic light malfunctions, branch chipping and leaf collection, as well as the maintenance of two cemeteries?
“We basically do whatever the city needs,” says Barnett.
Business Spotlights
Get to know the people behind three popular Brunswick businesses.
Brunswick Auto Mart
Car shopping with a personal touch? It’s all part of the experience at Brunswick Auto Mart.
After spending decades working in other dealerships, Gary Panteck purchased his own car business in 1990. Together with his sons, Bryan and Geoff, Brunswick Auto Mart expanded to include five standalone buildings staffed by over 300 employees.
Today, Bryan and Geoff handle day-today operations at the family-run dealership. The two brothers have been with the business for over 20 years and grew up watching their father sell cars.
Despite the company’s growth over the years, the family stays focused on
what matters most — relationships.
“We believe in taking care of the customer and making the process of purchasing or servicing a car seamless and easy,” says Bryan Panteck, vice president of Brunswick Auto Mart. The dealership prides itself on repeat customers, sometimes selling cars to multiple generations in the same family.
They also strive to keep their long-term employees with the company. Most of their managers have been with Brunswick Auto Mart for 15 to 20 years. “When customers come back, hopefully for the second or
third time around, they’re seeing and talking to the same people,” says Panteck.
Finally, their positive partnership with the City of Brunswick has helped them develop and expand. “In the last 10 years, when we’ve grown the most, Grant Aungst, the city’s economic development director, has been extremely helpful,” says Panteck. “He’s also done a great job of bringing other businesses in around us, which helps the community.”
”When customers come back, hopefully for the second or third time around, they’re seeing and talking to the same people.”
—Bryan PanteckBrunswick Auto Mart, The Human Bean and Mapleside Farms
The Cleveland Furniture Co. is taking Cleveland by storm opening their 5th location in 5 years!
Paul and Jason Cirino jumped into the furniture business with their Dad, Paul Cirino Sr., who started in 1975 at Furniture Land. Paul and Jason grew up hanging around the furniture stores with their father, putting together lamps around the age of 8 years old and jumped on the delivery trucks as soon as they were old enough and never looked back.
The Furniture Business is a FAMILY tradition for the Cirino’s. Paul and Jason started supplying furniture to furniture stores in 2003 via wholesale and serving the Great lakes region, and now, they can sell directly to you! They save their customers money because they buy in BULK, DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS.
They are a true FAMILY business who holds strongly to their values and the satisfaction of their customers and employees!
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The Human Bean
It’s always a brewtiful day at the Human Bean, one of Brunswick’s newest coffee shops.
Owner Kyle Nothnagel first got the idea to bring a drive-thru coffee franchise to the Cleveland area when he was on a family trip
to the West Coast. “I drove by this place (a Human Bean franchise location), and it just screamed Northeast Ohio,” Nothnagel says. “The last time I saw a coffee shop drive-thru was when I was a little kid.”
With a background in the service industry, opening a coffee shop seemed like an ideal project
for him. When a property became available in the City of Brunswick, he thought the Human Bean and Brunswick would be a perfect match. The location opened in
drove by this place, and it just screamed Northeast Ohio.”
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—Kyle Nothnagel
June 2022, offering a unique double-sided drive-thru and a wide variety of drinks, along with a small food menu. Some of the most popular coffees are cold brews, cold foams and energy drinks. The Granita — a blended, frozen drink — is also a favorite, made with milk, espresso and sugar. Some of the food options include bagels, cookies, muffins and breakfast sandwiches.
The location was designed without headsets or screens in order to encourage interaction between customers and employees. “I wanted people to be able to ask questions,” says Nothnagel.
Opening a new business has come with challenges, including figuring out a safe traffic pattern to accommodate the building’s drive-thru. But the City of Brunswick was a huge help. “I’m so thankful to Hannah Ashley (general manager and Nothnagel’s partner in life), my staff and the City of Brunswick,” Nothnagel says. “The people working at the city have all been wonderful. I have not had one bad experience.”
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Mapleside Farms
For almost 100 years, Mapleside Farms has operated as an active orchard with over 4,000 apple trees. But this is more than just an ordinary farm. Nestled on 146 acres in the heart of Brunswick, it’s a year-round venue for festivals, concerts, weddings and events. It was even voted America’s most beautiful farm in 2011.
At Mapleside Farms, visitors can experience the beauty of rolling hills and a rustic barn while enjoying live music, delicious food and fun-filled activities. The farm has become a popular spot for high-end weddings — couples have traveled from all over the country to get married at Mapleside. In addition, seasonal events like the famous Pumpkin Village, Breakfast with Santa and Breakfast with the Easter Bunny draw enormous crowds throughout the year.
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For Mapleside owners Greg and Kelly Clement, it’s all about creating unique events and activities for their visitors. “The absolute best part about life is experiencing the world with people we love,” says Greg Clement. “We love to create new and cool experiences for people. We love to create memories that last a lifetime.”
Greg and Kelly grew up in Brunswick and visited Mapleside Farms as kids. Around 2007, developers planned to purchase the farm and use the land to build 230 homes. When that deal paused, the Clement family had the opportunity to purchase Mapleside in 2010 and conserve the authentic rural character of the property. They continued working with the previous owners, the Eyssen family, who had managed Mapleside since 1927. “It was a good transition. The Eyssens are a great family,” says Greg, noting that two generations of the Eyssen family still work on the farm. “Everyone knew Mapleside Farms, and we could see a lot of untapped potential.”
Today, the farm continues to thrive as a unique agri-tourism venture in the Brunswick community. “You can’t ever stop the path of progress, but you can create pockets of nature and peace that are reminiscent of the good old days,” says Greg. “That’s why we try to keep Mapleside as authentic as possible.”
—Lisa Galek
”The absolute best part about life is experiencing the world with people we love.”
—Greg Clement