Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog: Euclid

Euclid CSO deal

2011-08-31T01:32:19Z

The City of Euclid reached an agreement with federal and state agencies to reduce combined sewer overflows from its municipal sewer system. The City will make at least $50 million in improvements over the next 15 years and will pay a $150,000 penalty.

Euclid board approves waterfront plans

2011-08-13T03:42:35Z

The Euclid Architectural Review Board approved the first phase of the City's waterfront improvement plan. Construction is expected to begin this fall.

CSOs from smaller systems

2011-08-10T03:50:01Z

Four smaller local sewer systems are developing plans to reduce combined sewer overflows. Systems operated by the cities of Avon Lake, Elyria, Euclid, and Lakewood currently discharge 274 million gallons of untreated wastewater per year. The work is addition to the plans of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and the City of Akron.

Update: a Plain Dealer editorial says that the improvements are worth the expense.

Wind turbine installation

2011-06-17T03:27:02Z

Lincoln Electric erected a 2.5-megawatt wind turbine at its Euclid headquarters. Engineers are continuing to prepare the turbine, which is expected to be operating full-time in three or four weeks. Bill Callahan wonders how the company's neighbors will feel about the turbine.

On June 23, Olympic Steel plans to unveil a smaller wind turbine at its headquarters in Bedford Heights.

Expo center closes

2011-06-10T23:52:46Z

Mayor Cervenik of Euclid said that the Great Lakes Expo Center on Babbit Road is closing. The 215,000-square-foot facility opened in January 2010.

Dam removal complete

2011-05-04T02:10:54Z

Removal of the concrete dam on Euclid Creek in Euclid is complete. The dam in the Cleveland Metroparks Euclid Creek Reservation was built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and its removal was a five-year process.

Wind turbine arrives

2011-04-26T20:55:08Z

Components of Lincoln Electric's new wind turbine were unloaded at the Port of Cleveland on Monday. The 2.5-megawatt turbine was built by Kenersys of Germany and will be erected at the Lincoln Electric headquarters in Euclid.

Lincoln Electric wind turbine

2011-03-12T04:54:47Z

Lincoln Electric is erecting a wind turbine at its campus in Euclid. The 2.5-megawatt turbine will be about 443 feet tall when completed, making it the largest in Northeast Ohio.

Bluestone Business Park

2011-02-23T21:34:33Z

The 83-acre Bluestone Business Park in Euclid is ready for new businesses. Demolition and brownfield remediation of the former PMX Industries/Chase Brass site was completed last year. Mayor Cervenik said that it eventually could include about 1 million square feet of industrial and office space with 1,000 jobs.

Euclid schools construction

2011-02-16T04:52:14Z

The Euclid City Schools are building four new elementary schools. Work on the $65 million project is scheduled to begin in April. When construction is finished next year, the existing buildings will be demolished.

Euclid Creek Tunnel

2011-02-08T04:16:22Z

This spring, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will begin construction of the Euclid Creek Tunnel, a 18,000-foot-long, 24-foot-diameter sewer tunnel that will be up to 220 feet under Lake Erie. The work is part of the district's Project Clean Lake program.

Dam removal continuing

2010-12-21T04:58:46Z

The Plain Dealer has more details about the removal of the Euclid Creek dam under the Highland Road bridge in Euclid. In Chagrin Falls, officials are preparing bid specifications for modifications of the Chagrin River dam at the Spillway site.

Update: for more information about the dam removal project, visit the Euclid Creek Watershed Program.

Update 2: Chagrin Falls Village Council approved a bid for the first phase of the dam lowering. Spillway developers are working with the Ferchill Group on the mixed-use project.

Euclid Creek dam removal

2010-11-30T04:52:10Z

Workers have begun removing a Euclid Creek dam at the Cleveland Metroparks' Euclid Creek Reservation in Euclid. Removal of the 6-foot-tall, 40-foot-long concrete dam should be completed by May.

Euclid aquires properties

2010-11-19T04:54:01Z

Euclid City Council approved the acquisition of four lakefront properties from the K&D Group. The City will pay $470,000 for two of the parcels, and the developer is donating the other two properties.

Update: City Council voted to revise the funding process.

Ohio Job Ready Sites certification

2010-11-03T03:38:14Z

Bluestone Business Park (PDF) in Euclid was one of three properties certified by the Ohio Department of Development for industrial site improvements through the Ohio Job Ready Sites Program. The redevelopment of the 80-acre former PMX property received a Jobs Ready Sites grant in 2008.