Message from Mayor Susan C. Renda

Dear Resident,

Council members chose their leadership at the January Organizational Meeting. They elected Dan Fritz as Council President and Paul Stanard as Planning Commission Chair. Ted Buczek was chosen to be the second Council member on Planning Commission. Council President Fritz appointed David Emerman Chair of the Facilities Committee and Steve Richman Chair of the Roads and Safety Committee. Dan Fritz will serve on Facilities and Monica Sturgis will serve on Roads and Safety.

Council also set its meeting schedule as follows: Council meetings will be held at 7:00 pm on the second Wednesday each month. The exceptions are the February and October meetings which will be held one week earlier (February 6 and October 9) due to scheduling conflicts. Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals meetings will be held on the first Monday of every month at 6:00 pm. The exception is the September meeting which will be held on September 9 because of Labor Day. Council Committee of the Whole will meet at 7:00 pm on the first Wednesday of the month; this meeting is occasionally cancelled because of lack of business and will definitely be canceled on July 3 because of the proximity to the July 4^th holiday. Roads and Safety and Facilities Committees will meet on February 5, March 5, April 30, June 4, August 6, September 3, October 1 and November 5 and December 3 at 8:00 and 8:30 am respectively. We occasionally cancel a committee meeting due to a lack of business so please check with Village Hall or morelandhills.com website before attending one of those meetings.

This winter, with the succession of freeze-thaw cycles, has been extremely hard on the roads. The Village currently has crews out every week patching holes in the roads. If there is a particularly bothersome or dangerous pothole in your neighborhood, please call the Service Department at 440.248.1188.

I am offering a heart-felt thank you to those of you who donated to the Moreland Hills Police and Employees Foundation. As you know, members of the Foundation collect this money throughout the year and give it to our employees during the holidays who appreciate the money and your generosity. It is unethical for our employees to accept a direct tip from residents, but this organization and this procedure allows you to show your gratitude and generosity in a legal and ethical manner. I thank you.

The Chagrin Falls Suburban Volunteer Fire Department (CFSVFA) is a non-profit organization that has provided both Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services to Moreland Hills since 1934. It has been and continues to be a cost effective regional approach for Chagrin Valley Communities to work together to receive Emergency services. The current fire station was built in 1986 and no longer meets the needs of the department. Therefore, they started a capital fundraising campaign in October 2017 to help finance necessary renovations to the existing fire station. All donations are tax-deductible and can be sent to Chief Zugan, 21 West Washington Street, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 or you can contribute online at https://cffdfundraiser.org/. This renovation does not benefit Chagrin Falls Village, rather, it helps our nonprofit fire department which has outgrown its current space.

The weather has been crazy lately with incredible winds and resulting power outages. Please do NOT dial 9-1-1 to report a power outage. You can report a power outage in the following ways:

• By calling 1-888-544-4877       
• By reporting it on the First Energy website: https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/customer/outages_help/Report_Power_Outages.html
• By reporting it using an iPhone or Android mobile device using the FirstEnergy Smartphone App.