Join Big Creek Watershed Balanced Growth Community representatives for the 3rd Annual Balanced Growth Partnership Meeting at Parma Heights Cassidy Theatre!
- Welcome by Honorable Michael P. Byrne, Mayor of the City of Parma Heights
- Balanced Growth Program update and Municipal Code Review checklist – Sandra Kosek-Sills, Ohio Lake Erie Commission
- Big Creek Watershed Balanced Growth Plan & Implementation to date – Bob Gardin, FOBC
- Big Creek Watershed Stormwater Retrofit Project Phase 2: – Bob Gardin, FOBC and John Stein, Tetra Tech, Inc.
- Cuyahoga County Urban Tree Canopy Assessment – Daniel Meaney, GIX/IS Manager, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
- Update on the NEORSD Project Clean Lake and the Stormwater Management Program – Frank Greenland, Director of Watershed Programs, NEORSD
- Showcasing Balanced Growth related projects in each Partnership Community
- Also! - Join Parma Heights Mayor Michael Byrne and Development Director Joe Sebes on a 30-minute pre-meeting tour of their new Big Creek Connector Trail. Meet behind the Cassidy Theatre at 3:30 p.m.
In 2010 each Big Creek community adopted resolutions of support for the Big Creek Watershed Balanced Growth plan: Cleveland, Parma, Parma Heights, Brooklyn and Brook Park. In 2011 the plan received State Endorsement.
Balanced Growth: a voluntary, incentive-based strategy to protect and restore Lake Erie, the Ohio River and Ohio's watersheds to assure long-term economic competitiveness, ecological health, and quality of life. Visit balancedgrowth.ohio.gov to learn more. The Partnership consists of representatives from each city's administration, city council, planning commission and zoning board as well as representatives from various stakeholder agencies, organizations and interested residents. In addition to Mayor Byrne, Mayor DeGeeter, Mayor Elliott, Mayor Balbier, and Darnell Brown, Chief Operating Officer, and Jenita McGowan, Chief of Sustainability for the City of Cleveland are planning to attend the November 6th Partnership meeting.
Watch for other details in coming days!
All interested members of the public are invited to attend. To ensure proper seating and free dinner service, we ask that you RSVP by Friday, November 1st to: BalGro@friendsofbigcreek.org. Please indicate any dietary requirements. Questions contact Bob Gardin, Friends of Big Creek, 216-269-6472.
Big Creek Watershed Balanced Growth Plan
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