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    <title>Public input sought in Maple Heights</title>
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    <published>2008-04-25T17:54:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:51:49Z</updated>

    <summary>The Maple Heights City School District is seeking public input on its school reconstruction plans. Residents are invited to sign up for committees on each of the schools....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="1684205732913861964"></a>The <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/garfieldmaplesun/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1208984288316040.xml&coll=4">Maple Heights City School District is seeking public input</a> on its <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2008_01_01_archive.html#724682901081424856">school reconstruction</a> plans. Residents are invited to sign up for committees on each of the schools.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Maple Heights to leave NEOSO</title>
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    <published>2008-03-28T22:51:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:51:52Z</updated>

    <summary>The City of Maple Heights is dropping out of the regional Northeast Ohio Sourcing Office. It&apos;s the first government entity to leave the group, which was co-founded by former Mayor Michael Ciaravino....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="4931257081301661776"></a><a href="http://blog.cleveland.com/garfieldmaplesun/2008/03/maple_heights_city_drops_out_o.html">The City of Maple Heights is dropping out</a> of the regional Northeast Ohio <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_06_01_archive.html#2098033371948664415">Sourcing Office</a>. It's the first government entity to leave the group, which was co-founded by former Mayor <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_12_01_archive.html#1284123548239062031">Michael Ciaravino</a>.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Senior housing construction</title>
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    <published>2008-03-21T20:22:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:51:53Z</updated>

    <summary>Six new single family houses for seniors are under construction at the Jennings Center for Older Adults in Garfield Heights. In Maple Heights, a developer has expressed interest in building apartments for seniors on a three acre site near St....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="2617204725488905295"></a><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/garfieldmaplesun/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1205956279270130.xml&coll=4">Six new single family houses for seniors are under construction</a> at the <a href="http://www.jenningscenter.org/">Jennings Center</a> for Older Adults in Garfield Heights. In Maple Heights, a <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/garfieldmaplesun/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1205956328270130.xml&coll=4">developer has expressed interest in building apartments for seniors</a> on a three acre site near St. Andrew Eastern Orthodox Church.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Rockside Elementary School reuse</title>
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    <published>2008-01-24T18:54:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:51:59Z</updated>

    <summary>Maple Heights City Council expressed an interest in using Rockside Elementary School as a city hall or senior center, if voters approve the school construction bond issue....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="724682901081424856"></a><a href="http://www.mapleheightspress.com/news/article/3187342">Maple Heights City Council expressed an interest</a> in using <a href="http://www.mapleschools.com/schooL_home.aspx?schoolID=11">Rockside</a> Elementary School as a city hall or senior center, if voters approve the school construction <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_12_01_archive.html#11963640611619649">bond issue</a>.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Tax proposed for Maple Heights school construction</title>
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    <published>2007-12-05T16:59:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:52:04Z</updated>

    <summary>In March, Maple Heights voters will be asked to approve a tax issue to raise $53.5 million for the proposed school construction project, which calls for replacing the high school, the middle school, and three elementary school buildings. A pair...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="11963640611619649"></a>In March, <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1196502328203590.xml&coll=2">Maple Heights voters will be asked to approve a tax issue</a> to raise $53.5 million for the proposed school <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_11_01_archive.html#953898970498871200">construction project</a>, which calls for replacing the high school, the middle school, and three elementary school buildings. <a href="http://mapleschools.com/districtNewsArticle.aspx?artID=296">A pair of public meetings</a> will be held this week.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Maple Heights school construction campaign</title>
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    <published>2007-11-20T18:28:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:52:05Z</updated>

    <summary>The Maple Heights City Schools asked the state for $55.6 million for a school construction project. The funds require a match from the district. If approved, it will be the largest construction project ever in Maple Heights....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="953898970498871200"></a>The Maple Heights City Schools <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/garfieldmaplesun/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/119513263849490.xml&coll=4">asked the state for $55.6 million for a school construction project</a>. The funds require a match from the district. If approved, it will be the largest construction project ever in Maple Heights.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Maple Heights economic development study</title>
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    <published>2007-10-22T20:33:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:52:08Z</updated>

    <summary>Maple Heights City Council may hire Cleveland State professor Robert Simons to conduct a study that would identify opportunities for economic development brought by the expansion of the Norfolk Southern intermodal terminal....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="7706049288842142524"></a><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/garfieldmaplesun/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/119264642824820.xml&coll=4">Maple Heights City Council may hire</a> Cleveland State professor <a href="http://urban.csuohio.edu/faculty/simons.htm">Robert Simons</a> to conduct a study that would identify opportunities for economic development brought by the expansion of the Norfolk Southern <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_07_01_archive.html#8627347895322065355">intermodal terminal</a>.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Rokakis responds to Washington Post readers</title>
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    <published>2007-10-10T15:18:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:52:09Z</updated>

    <summary>Cuyahoga County Treasurer Jim Rokakis answered questions from Washington Post readers about his recent piece on the foreclosure crisis. The Economist also looked at the crisis in Maple Heights, describing it as &quot;a community in collapse.&quot; (via Callahan&apos;s Cleveland Diary)...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="1839627445333989750"></a>Cuyahoga County Treasurer <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/09/28/DI2007092801742.html">Jim Rokakis answered questions from <i>Washington Post</i> readers</a> about his <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_10_01_archive.html#5867632620380820815">recent piece</a> on the <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_09_01_archive.html#8270280099962526842">foreclosure crisis</a>. <i>The Economist</i> also looked at the crisis in <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_09_01_archive.html#8203955367400572309">Maple Heights</a>, describing it as "<a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9905451">a community in collapse</a>." <br /><br /><small>(via <a href="http://www.callahansclevelanddiary.com/?p=369">Callahan's Cleveland Diary</a>)</small></p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Maple Heights and foreclosures</title>
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    <published>2007-09-05T20:38:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:52:12Z</updated>

    <summary>The New York Times took a close look at how the foreclosure crisis is harming Maple Heights, describing it as the epicenter of subprime mortgage meltdown....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="8203955367400572309"></a>The <i>New York Times</i> took a close look at <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/business/yourmoney/02village.html?ex=1346385600&en=561703fb1cd8611f&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">how the foreclosure crisis is harming Maple Heights</a>, describing it as the epicenter of subprime <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_08_01_archive.html#1553286474149117152">mortgage</a> meltdown.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Maple Heights and Norfolk Southern reach settlement</title>
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    <published>2007-07-13T22:16:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:52:18Z</updated>

    <summary>The City of Maple Heights and Norfolk Southern reached a court-mediated settlement regarding the expansion of the intermodal terminal south of Broadway Avenue. The railroad will pay the City at least $70,000 in lieu of permit fees, pay for the...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="8627347895322065355"></a>The <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1184317934103740.xml&coll=2">City of Maple Heights and Norfolk Southern reached a court-mediated settlement</a> regarding the expansion of the <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_02_01_archive.html#1837092031124358800">intermodal terminal</a> south of Broadway Avenue. The <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/sun/garfieldmaplesun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1184258249286670.xml&coll=3">railroad will pay the City at least $70,000 in lieu of permit fees</a>, pay for the majority of infrastructure improvements, and add landscaping.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Valley Ranch residents petition Maple Heights</title>
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    <published>2007-06-22T18:41:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:52:20Z</updated>

    <summary>Homeowners in the Maple Heights portion of the Valley Ranch subdivision are also unhappy about work left unfinished by Ameri-Con Homes....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="2456984655504369207"></a>Homeowners in the Maple Heights portion of the <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_06_01_archive.html#136454578969736816">Valley Ranch</a> subdivision are also <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/sun/garfieldmaplesun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1182444215136360.xml&coll=3">unhappy about work left unfinished by Ameri-Con Homes</a>.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Potential Maple Heights residential development</title>
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    <published>2007-06-01T19:59:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:52:23Z</updated>

    <summary>Developer Dennis Oransky purchased three acres on Maplepark Drive in Maple Heights, and hopes to build single or multi-family housing on the site....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="9174096212044024182"></a>Developer Dennis Oransky purchased three acres on Maplepark Drive in Maple Heights, and <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/sun/garfieldmaplesun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1180630027144280.xml&coll=3">hopes to build single or multi-family housing on the site</a>.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Billboards for Maples Heights</title>
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    <published>2007-04-20T18:58:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:52:27Z</updated>

    <summary>Maple Heights City Council adopted a zoning change that will allow billboards on all city-owned land....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="645328014008787812"></a><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/sun/garfieldmaplesun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/117700141012250.xml&coll=3">Maple Heights City Council adopted a zoning change</a> that will <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_03_01_archive.html#2420100631648127775">allow billboards</a> on all city-owned land.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Maple Heights billboard recommendation</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007/03/#003416" />
    <id>tag:planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us,2007:/testblog//1.3416</id>

    <published>2007-03-16T21:39:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:52:31Z</updated>

    <summary>By a vote of 3-2, the Maple Heights Planning Commission recommended that the City should permit billboards on all city-owned land, regardless of zoning, unless the billboards would be &quot;viewable by residential districts.&quot;...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="2420100631648127775"></a>By a vote of 3-2, the Maple Heights Planning Commission <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/sun/garfieldmaplesun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1173981003228750.xml&coll=3">recommended that the City should permit billboards on all city-owned land</a>, regardless of zoning, unless the <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_02_01_archive.html#6695750701841431523">billboards</a> would be "viewable by residential districts."</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Maple Heights intermodal terminal truck traffic</title>
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    <published>2007-02-23T16:52:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-24T21:52:33Z</updated>

    <summary>Maple Heights officials want Norfolk Southern to use the Greenhurst Road Extension for additional truck traffic instead of opening a new entrance on Broadway Avenue, which the railroad is planning as part of their intermodal terminal expansion. The City has...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a name="1837092031124358800"></a><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/sun/garfieldmaplesun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/117216588781790.xml&coll=3">Maple Heights officials want Norfolk Southern to use the Greenhurst Road Extension</a> for additional truck traffic instead of opening a new entrance on Broadway Avenue, which the railroad is planning as part of their <a href="http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2007_02_01_archive.html#3946442257794347171">intermodal terminal</a> expansion. The City has filed a suit in federal court, asking the court to effectively serve as a planning commission.</p>]]>
        
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