Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog: Middleburg Heights

Middleburg Heights development proposal

2011-11-19T04:35:39Z

JKR Development proposed a mixed-use development concept for a 21-acre site on Engle Road in Middleburg Heights. The property is currently zoned for light industrial development.

New MetroHealth center

2011-10-27T03:21:27Z

MetroHealth plans to build a $23 million community health center on a 10-acre site at I-71 and Pearl Road in Middleburg Heights. It will replace the system's health center in Strongsville. Construction of the 57,600-square-foot outpatient facility is expected to begin early next year and take 12 to 16 months.

Update: the Plain Dealer and Crain's Cleveland Business have more details.

Southwest General expansion

2011-10-11T02:56:24Z

Southwest General Health System plans to make a $128 million investment in its Middleburg Heights facilities over the next four years. Work on the first part of the two-phase project is scheduled to begin in May 2012.

C. A. Thomas School site

2010-11-30T04:51:19Z

Middleburg Heights leaders are considering a proposal to rezone the former C. A. Thomas School property from single-family residential to governmental. The City has offered to purchase the 10-acre site from the Berea City School District.

Boulder Creek

2010-06-04T01:32:27Z

The Middleburg Heights Planning Commission approved preliminary plans for Boulder Creek, an eight-acre, 17-house subdivision near the intersection of Smith Road and Paula Drive.

Middleburg Heights says no to turbine

2010-03-25T00:59:58Z

By a vote of 5-1, Middleburg Heights City Council rejected a proposed wind turbine at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds.

Middleburg Heights turbine plans

2010-03-14T04:36:33Z

The Middleburg Heights Planning Commission approved plans to install a 285-foot tall wind turbine at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. The Planning Commission had tabled the proposal in January.

Ohio ARRA wind and solar awards

2009-12-02T19:55:57Z

On Monday, Governor Strickland announced that 25 Ohio energy projects will receive more than $13 million in federal stimulus grants. Seven of the wind and solar projects are in Cuyahoga County.

Update: Middleburg Heights leaders continue to discuss the proposed wind turbine at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds.

Middleburg Heights quiet zone

2009-11-07T03:13:46Z

The City of Middleburg Heights will create a 24-hour railroad quiet zone at the Smith Road crossing.

Lake to Lake Trail extension

2009-10-05T20:19:26Z

Cleveland Metroparks officials hope to eventually extend the Lake to Lake Trail to Beyer's Pond at the Big Creek Reservation in Middleburg Heights.

County Fairgrounds wind turbine

2009-08-18T20:39:48Z

Cuyahoga County will begin soliciting bids for the construction of a wind turbine at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. The City of Middleburg Heights approved its construction last year.

Lake to Lake Trail opens

2009-07-15T01:53:23Z

The Lake to Lake Trail in Middleburg Heights opened to the public last week. The 2.4-mile-long trail connects Lake Abram and Lake Isaac in the Cleveland Metroparks' Big Creek Reservation.

Gas station to park

2009-06-27T03:51:21Z

The City of Middleburg Heights will convert a vacant gas station at the corner of Smith and Pearl roads to a new public park. A completion date has not been identified.

Tri-City studies options

2008-11-15T04:51:00Z

Following the failure of the Tri-City Joint Recreation District's levy, its board will "continue to study other options and wait and see what the cities would like to do."

Middleburg Heights drops out of regional fire district

2008-11-14T03:17:00Z

The City of Middleburg Heights withdrew from the regional fire district proposed for southwest Cuyahoga County. A revised proposal reduced the number of participating cities from seven to four due to the City of Berea's earlier withdrawal (which automatically eliminated Olmsted Falls) and a lack of interest from Brooklyn leaders. Officials in Brook Park, Parma, and Parma Heights are reviewing the revised plan.