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 | Third mayoral run unlikely, councilman says
12/23/2008
Solon Councilman John T. Scott said last week he is not planning to run for mayor next year, although he would not completely rule out a third bid for the city's top job.
Mr. Scott, who was elected to his fourth term as Ward 3 councilman in 2007, said, "
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| | Community center may answer teen question
12/23/2008
There may be no better place for teenagers to gather and socialize with peers in the community than the Solon Community Center, according to members of City Council.
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| | Banquet business fits bill for city
12/23/2008
The big day in 2010 for Solon resident Sarah Wasserman is well-known to family, friends and classmates who plan to join her at the Solon Community Center to celebrate her bat mitzvah.
Sarah's mother, Mary Beth Wasserman, beat the rush by booking a banque
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| | Teen gatherings can be trouble, chiefs say
12/17/2008
Trouble among teenagers who gather in large groups without supervision are rare occurrences, but it can turn violent, according to police in two suburbs near Solon.
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| | Ramp crashes are up despite warning signs
12/17/2008
The two eastbound exit ramps from the Route 422 freeway in Solon remained trouble spots for rear-end collisions over a recent six-month period, according to Solon police statistics.
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| | Indoor sports complex planned in Glenwillow
12/17/2008
Too many road trips to play soccer in Medina and Lorain counties were enough to make a Solon entrepreneur decide to build something closer to home.
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| | Quicker action planned on property maintenance
12/10/2008
The standards for property maintenance in Solon would be upgraded under two proposed amendments to a zoning ordinance pending this week before the city's planning commission.
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 | Realty expert says opportunities ahead
12/10/2008
It has happened in the suburbs and downtown Cleveland.
Planned projects such as the Central Park lifestyle center in Solon have been wiped off the drawing board due to today's credit-market crunch. The Cleveland Flats East Bank project led by the
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| | Legal issues studied for teen-center use
12/10/2008
A clearer picture of whether the T.S. Macklin Event Center in Solon can host events for teenagers could take shape after the first of the year, according to city officials.
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| | Teen center raises fear of gang activity
12/03/2008
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| | 'Dangerous' intersection has low crash count
12/03/2008
Motorists have been remarkable in their ability to negotiate what is considered one of the most dangerous intersections, according to police department statistics.
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| | Sewer upgrades make headway against flooding
12/03/2008
The continuing efforts by city officials to address repeated flooding of Solon neighborhoods in 2004, 2005 and 2006
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| | Teen center doesn't sit well with city
11/26/2008
The plan to open the T.S. Macklin Event Centre on Enterprise Parkway in Solon to area teens may not get very far with city officials, according to planning commission chairman William Mazur.
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| | Amphitheater back in focus for center of town
11/26/2008
An effort to transform the surroundings of the SOM Centre shopping plaza in Solon into a more appealing place could continue in the course of next year, according to city officials.
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 | School board member eyes top Madison job
11/26/2008
Solon School Board member Roger Goudy is the top candidate for the position of superintendent for the Madison School District in Lake County.
Dr. Goudy, who has served as director of bu
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| | Teen center could dance way onto ballot
11/19/2008
The owners of the T.S. Macklin Event Centre in Solon are planning to make a case next week to the city's planning commission to expand the permitted uses under commercial zoning for a teen center.
Sharon and Terry Macklin are planning to place an issue b
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| | Greater use sought for new veterans park
11/19/2008
The new Solon Veterans Memorial Park being planned at at SOM Center (Route 91) and Bainbridge roads will be more than just a site where people gather for Memorial Day and Veterans Day, Councilman Edward H. Kraus said.
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| | City Hall sculpture plan impresses council
11/19/2008
Years of fund-raising efforts by volunteers in Solon may pay off following City Council's review Monday of a sculpture proposed for the main entrance to City Hall.
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| | Historic district leads way for master plan
11/12/2008
A product of the master plan commission convened in recent years has been evident in development planned in the historic commercial district, according to Solon Planning Director Robert S. Frankland.
More results will emerge in the coming year, including
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| | State standards trump city on bike lanes
11/12/2008
Control of the traffic lanes at the intersection at Pettibone and SOM Center (Route 91) roads in Solon appeared to be out of reach this week for city officials.
The city has little say on bike lanes on Pettibone Road and over the use of left-turn lanes o
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| | Memorial Day targeted for park renovation
11/12/2008
Observance of Memorial Day in May could be the first for the assembling of veterans at the renovated Solon Veterans Memorial Park near the new fire station, Mayor Kevin C. Patton said.
Officials are prepared to precast the stonework needed in the constru
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| | Pettibone Road inspection to cost $1 million
11/05/2008
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| | Storm basin to require wetland mitigation
11/05/2008
Two wetlands banks were in the running for the mitigation process planned in Solon to expand the North Huntington detention basin, city Engineer John J. Busch said.
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| | Auto-parts catwalk poses another challenge
11/05/2008
The developer of an auto-parts building is on the agenda to ask the Solon planning commission for new variances next week following the installation of a catwalk.
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| | Coral opposition was personal for Sedlak
10/29/2008
The now-abandoned Central Park redevelopment project in Solon posed a serious threat to the continued success and the legacy of Sedlak Interiors, according to company founder John Sedlak.
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| | Cell tower has option to fire station
10/29/2008
A lease of municipal land in Solon could be the deciding factor in choosing the site of a 140-foot-high communications tower proposed at the Harper Road Fire Station.
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| | Sewer-billing woes prompt city takeover
10/29/2008
A move by Solon officials to take charge of the billing of property owners tied into the sanitary sewer system drew support last week from City Council's finance committee.
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| | City recoups some Central Park expenses
10/22/2008
The Coral Co. reimbursed $44,563 to the City of Solon to offset the cost of marketing, sewer and traffic studies related to Central Park by the time the developer withdrew the project, according to city records.
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| | Auto dealer withdraws expansion plans
10/22/2008
Tough economic times have dealt another blow to redevelopment possibilities in Solon.
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| | Fatal flaw seen in bike-crossing design
10/22/2008
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| | Trashy properties targeted by zoning code
10/15/2008
A move to put more teeth into Solon's zoning code to clean up unsightly properties is making the rounds of city officials, including a possible review this week by the planning commission.
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| | Solar Center rezoning up to voters
10/15/2008
Voters will have the say Nov. 4 over the proposed rezoning in Solon of 3.45 acres to the south of the Solar Center shopping center, a move that could pave the way for a new Giant Eagle supermarket. Approval of ballot Issue 105 would rezone the land from
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| | Traffic measures to curb fire-station blockage
10/15/2008
Steps are planned to improve the safety and the flow of traffic in the area of the driveway of the new fire station on Bainbridge Road, according to a report to City Council's safety and public properties committee.
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| | Economy blamed as Central Park project dropped
10/09/2008
An appraisal last week of the poor economy led the Coral Co. to drop its proposed redevelopment of the SOM Centre shopping plaza area in Solon, according to project manager Jeffrey Epstein.
Based on the slim chance of obtaining the financing necessary fo
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| | Home sales off for neighboring residents
10/09/2008
There may be a silver lining to the decision by the Coral Co. to give up redevelopment of the SOM Centre shopping center in Solon, according to a West Sharondale Drive resident.
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| | $2 million bid question gets new answer
10/09/2008
Risking $2 million in Federal Highway Administration funds earmarked for improvements planned on Pettibone Road was too much Monday for Solon officials.
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 | Student's practice makes perfect for ACT exam
10/01/2008
The first time Solon High School senior Sara Akl took the ACT exam last April, she received a score of 35 out of a possible 36.
"My guidance counselors encouraged me to try again," she recalled last weekend, and she decided to go for it. She took some pr
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| | Winter snows to cost city more this year
10/01/2008
The cost of fending off the effects of winter are on the rise in Solon, according to action pending this week before City Council's public works committee.
A 60-cent increase is being seen in the charge for clearing senior citizens' driveways of snow, ac
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| | Community center open to 3,500 new workers
10/01/2008
Adding to the list of concerns about the impact of the proposed Central Park redevelopment, a Ward 5 resident raised a question last week about strains on the Solon Community Center.
Resident Karen Bobcheck noted that memberships to the community center
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| | All school employees pass criminal checks
09/24/2008
All employees in the Solon School District have had criminal history checks with the FBI and Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, officials said at Monday's school board meeting.
"We're compliant," School Superintendent Joseph V. Reg
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 | Abused city planners off-limits to builder
09/24/2008
Builders of the new Car Quest building in Solon have been barred by city officials from discussion of the project with the Solon Planning Department, according to the developers and city officials.
A meeting set for Sept. 12 between Greg Warner, of AALLS
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| | City looks to trim $2 million from debts
09/24/2008
A windfall in general-fund reserves this year could enable Solon to reduce the debt on three municipal buildings by an additional $2 million, according to Finance Director D. William Weber.
Payment is due Nov. 20 for the new fire station at SOM Center (R
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 | Building sign gives nod to city planner
09/18/2008
The area of the new Car Quest building under construction at Bainbridge and Solon roads in Solon's historic commercial district was tagged Sept. 10 with special name recognition.
The lot at the northeast corner of the intersection was named "Franklands C
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| | School district wants guarantee from Coral
09/18/2008
Solon School Superintendent Joseph V. Regano said Monday that he and the school board will want assurances that the district will not experience an increase in enrollment from the Coral Co.'s proposed lifestyle center. "We're going for a guarantee," he sa
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| | Blocking of emergency vehicles examined
09/18/2008
The effort to maintain clear drives to the new fire station in Solon emerged as top priority during discussion last week by City Council's safety and public properties committee.
A reworking of traffic signals and a possible crackdown by police on traffi
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| | Solon schools win another blue ribbon
09/11/2008
For the fourth consecutive year, the U.S. Department of Education has named a Solon school as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School, school officials announced Monday. This year, Solon High School is receiving the honor.
"We have received formal noti
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| | Squeeze at freeway blamed for U-turns
09/11/2008
Some light appears to have been shed this summer on what causes motorists in Solon to use residents' driveways in the Carriage Park neighborhood for turnarounds.
Field observations in July by engineering consultants concluded that the driveways are used
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| | New buildings raise hopes for old district
09/11/2008
Plans for a pair of two-story office buildings totaling 28,000 square feet in Solon's historic business district could be a key development, Planning Director Robert S. Frankland said.
The 1.75-acre property to on Bainbridge Road, just west of the Walgre
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| | Historic district shows signs of rebirth
09/03/2008
Solon's historic district is in position to get the jump on nearby redevelopment in the center of town, according to city Planning Director Robert S. Frankland.
Throwbacks to buildings from the end of the 19th century are either in place, are under const
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| | Developer sees light on look-alike rules
09/03/2008
The developer of the Carrington Court subdivision for senior citizens in Solon withdrew a proposal last week to modify the municipal provisions regulating look-alike homes.
Gross Builders decided to comply with the restrictions against the use of similar
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| | Fire-station blockers could get clipped
09/03/2008
The afternoon rush hour continues to plague the center of town in Solon, despite repeated attempts by City Council and safety officials to pave a clear path for operation of the new fire station.
Stationing a police officer in the area of Bainbridge and
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 | Tributes pour in for 12-year-old boy
08/27/2008
Creative, outgoing and energetic were the ways Orchard Middle School teacher Scott Stuart described Stephen Jiang, the 12-year-old who died Aug. 19 after collapsing on a soccer field.
Mr. Stuart, who was Stephen's teacher last year, said he was also a "
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| | Solar Center not for sale, owners say
08/27/2008
The owners of the Solar Center shopping center in Solon do not intend to sell, even though a buyer came forward this month, Cresco Real Estate broker and Solar partner Simon Caplan said.
Discussions of the purchase of any type of property, including sho
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| | Neighborhood petitions against Central Park
08/27/2008
One neighborhood in Ward 4 put up a solid front last week in opposition to plans in Solon for planned-unit development and Central Park proposed by the Coral Co.
Donald Gallo, of Sherbrook Park Drive, presented a petition signed by 107 residents at 67 o
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| | Central Park zoning heads for ballot
08/20/2008
Rezoning for planned-unit development needed for the Coral Co.'s Central Park project will be decided by Solon voters in November.
City Council was unanimous Monday in approving legislation to place the zoning issue before the electorate. Council also un
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 | Abusive behavior could shut down skate park
08/20/2008
Skateboarders could lose the use of the skate park at Solon Community Park after five years, due to repeated reports of vandalism, spray painting and disruptive behavior, city officials said last week.
All options to resolve the conduct of juveniles who
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| | Another dip in school enrollment expected
08/20/2008
Enrollment is expected to be slightly down from a year ago when Solon schools open their doors for students Aug. 26.
School officials predicted a decline of 50 to 70 or more students on opening day. Data this Tuesday showed enrollment at 5,260, down 77 s
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| | Solon group keeps watch on school reform
08/13/2008
Solon School District administrators and parents attending a recent "watch party" said they are looking for enhancements in educating students rather than complete change.
The community was invited to the watch party held at the Solon School Board offi
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| | Heavy hitters oppose redevelopment project
08/13/2008
A former councilman and a longtime businessman in Solon joined a group of rezoning opponents late last month to mount a campaign against the Coral Co.'s redevelopment proposal in the city.
Solon Road resident Richard Gortz said Monday he was asked to be
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 | Coral plan step away from ballot
08/07/2008
Planned-unit development in Solon is one step away from being placed on the November ballot for approval by voters who have the final word on rezoning issues.
City Council on Monday held the ordinance to form the new zoning classification for Central Par
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| | Redevelopment key in city's analysis
08/07/2008
Redevelopment might be the spark in Solon to reverse sluggish retail sales and declining commercial, industrial and residential construction, according to a preliminary analysis of market opportunities.
City officials commissioned the Chesapeake Group, o
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| | Teachers win raise
07/30/2008
Solon teachers' salaries will continue to rise, but their health-insurance premiums will more than double over the three-year period of a new contract adopted Monday by the Solon Board of Education. The contract runs from Sept. 1, 2008, through Aug. 31,
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| | Coral, Giant Eagle deal
07/30/2008
The Coral Co. handed out 5,000 environmentally friendly canvas bags during Solon Home Days bearing its company name on one side and Giant Eagle on the other.
No, Giant Eagle has not signed on as a tenant of the Central Park project planned by the Coral
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| | Traffic won't doom July 4 fireworks
07/23/2008
Fireworks displays on the Fourth of July in Solon will continue to be a holiday tradition for residents, despite heavy traffic, according to Councilman Lon D. Stolarsky.
High levels of traffic and gridlock this year around Solon Community Par
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| | Solar Center rezoning stirs council debate
07/23/2008
Retail redevelopment in Solon unearthed an old score for City Council and sparked new division among its members Monday over rezoning near the Solar Center shopping center.
There seems to be a reluctance on the part of some city officials to a
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