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Consider this...
Sensible Salting is what the city calls the current salting policy. As
we slip and slide on the sides, at least
the mains are easily traveled and the Service Director has promised that when safety is threatened the city
will do the sides. The upside is that it is good for the environment since less salt will find its way through the
storm sewers to the lake once we thaw out! How did we get into sensible salting? Well, there is a salt
shortage this year that drove costs up and put salt in short supply. UH belongs to a purchasing consortium
called NEOSO (Northeast Ohio Sourcing Organization) along with a number of other communities. NEOSO
failed to get any bids for its member communities this year. UH is fortunate that the Service Director
bought as much as he could during the summer on the old contract but now we get to pay a much higher
dollar through ODOT to supplement what was bought early on. While we all want to work in a collaborative way
with other communities and to move forward on regional efforts, this perhaps helps us see that they do not work
ALL of the time In late 2007, Council approved the construction of a salt storage dome on Taylor for the city.
The new Council in early 2008 put a stop to that and insisted that we work collaboratively with Cleveland Heights
and pay to store salt in their facility on Noble Rd. That means UH was limited in the amount that could be purchased
at the old (a lot LESS costly price) during the summer. In this case, the rush to collaborate, both in NEOSO and
with CH will cost the city substantially more for salt and put our safety at risk as we travel the unsalted side streets.
And speaking of NEOSO…
the mains are easily traveled and the Service Director has promised that when safety is threatened the city
will do the sides. The upside is that it is good for the environment since less salt will find its way through the
storm sewers to the lake once we thaw out! How did we get into sensible salting? Well, there is a salt
shortage this year that drove costs up and put salt in short supply. UH belongs to a purchasing consortium
called NEOSO (Northeast Ohio Sourcing Organization) along with a number of other communities. NEOSO
failed to get any bids for its member communities this year. UH is fortunate that the Service Director
bought as much as he could during the summer on the old contract but now we get to pay a much higher
dollar through ODOT to supplement what was bought early on. While we all want to work in a collaborative way
with other communities and to move forward on regional efforts, this perhaps helps us see that they do not work
ALL of the time In late 2007, Council approved the construction of a salt storage dome on Taylor for the city.
The new Council in early 2008 put a stop to that and insisted that we work collaboratively with Cleveland Heights
and pay to store salt in their facility on Noble Rd. That means UH was limited in the amount that could be purchased
at the old (a lot LESS costly price) during the summer. In this case, the rush to collaborate, both in NEOSO and
with CH will cost the city substantially more for salt and put our safety at risk as we travel the unsalted side streets.
And speaking of NEOSO…
Citizens 4 University Heights
The group formed in September of 2008 when a group of residents came
together out of concerns about city
council’s formation of a Charter Review Commission. The group expressed concerns to council through co-
conveners Sarah Wilder and Katie Uhlir regarding the makeup of the Commission and how it was composed.
Members continued to attend all of the Commission meetings and became highly concerned over the proposal
to add a City Administrator and diminish the power of the Mayor. Concerned Citizens then focused on providing
information to the community about the proposal in a variety of ways. In November of 2009, six of the proposed
charter amendments were defeated including the addition of a City Administrator. he group decided to remain
together to continue to observe governmental initiatives in University Heights and to disseminate this information
to the residents. Concerned Citizens welcomes the participation of residents of University Heights in its meetings.
Pat Baskin currently serves as the Chairperson for the group. Interested individuals can be added to our notification
list by contacting us through citizens4uh@gmail.com.
council’s formation of a Charter Review Commission. The group expressed concerns to council through co-
conveners Sarah Wilder and Katie Uhlir regarding the makeup of the Commission and how it was composed.
Members continued to attend all of the Commission meetings and became highly concerned over the proposal
to add a City Administrator and diminish the power of the Mayor. Concerned Citizens then focused on providing
information to the community about the proposal in a variety of ways. In November of 2009, six of the proposed
charter amendments were defeated including the addition of a City Administrator. he group decided to remain
together to continue to observe governmental initiatives in University Heights and to disseminate this information
to the residents. Concerned Citizens welcomes the participation of residents of University Heights in its meetings.
Pat Baskin currently serves as the Chairperson for the group. Interested individuals can be added to our notification
list by contacting us through citizens4uh@gmail.com.
Council Highlights
To be posted soon
Safety
While we
are fortunate that the city of University Heights is an extremely safe
city that does not mean that we do
not see crimes of opportunity that occur. The Sun Press Police Blotter has noted a number of vacant homes that have
been broken into for copper and other items that can be sold. The Police Department cannot be in every area of the city,
at all times. Help them out. Pay attention to vacant homes in your area. If it is an emergency, call 911. If you are unsure
about what is happening but think something might be amiss, do not hesitate to call the non-emergency number for Police
if you see something out of the ordinary. They are happy to send a patrol car to check it out! Community safety starts
with us – the community! The non-emergency number is 216 932 1800.
not see crimes of opportunity that occur. The Sun Press Police Blotter has noted a number of vacant homes that have
been broken into for copper and other items that can be sold. The Police Department cannot be in every area of the city,
at all times. Help them out. Pay attention to vacant homes in your area. If it is an emergency, call 911. If you are unsure
about what is happening but think something might be amiss, do not hesitate to call the non-emergency number for Police
if you see something out of the ordinary. They are happy to send a patrol car to check it out! Community safety starts
with us – the community! The non-emergency number is 216 932 1800.
