North Olmsted, Parma, Rocky River, Strongsville: See early results for Cuyahoga County school and city tax increases
Updated 10:21 PM;
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CLEVELAND, Ohio With just over half of precincts counted in the May 4 primary, school tax increases are failing in North Olmsted, Parma and Rocky River.
In Strongsville, voters are rejecting a fire and EMS tax increase in early returns. Strongsville has 19% unofficial voter turnout, according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.
In Cuyahoga County, 11 municipalities had elections Tuesday. About 9% of the 203,000 registered voters in those municipalities requested early ballots. According to the county’s Board of Elections, 81% of mail-in ballots were returned. Early in-person votes are in for all 11 municipalities.
North Olmsted City Council President Nicole Dailey Jones announces mayoral run
Updated 8:14 AM;
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North Olmsted City Council President Nicole Dailey Jones announced on Wednesday (April 7) she’s running for mayor in the November election. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Dailey Jones)
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NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio After spending the last eight years serving as North Olmsted City Council President, Nicole Dailey Jones announced on Wednesday (April 7) she’s running for mayor on the November ballot.
“It’s something I’ve been thinking about pretty strongly over the last six months,” said 1996 Parma Senior High School graduate Jones, 43, who was born in Cleveland and raised in Parma. “It really started to kind of come to the forefront, honestly, when this pandemic happened.
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Parma City Schools auctioning former State Road Elementary land
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
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PARMA, Ohio Four years after the demolition of State Road Elementary School, the Parma City Schools are putting the vacant 5-acre site up for auction in early 2021.
“We do have interest from several different commercial corporations, so we believe we’ll be able to sell it at a market rate $650,000 to $700,000,” Parma City Schools Superintendent Charles Smialek said.
“We’ve had one business specifically that has been reaching out to not only us but city leaders to make sure they can get zoned appropriately. At this point, indications are that the city would be willing to look at a rezone to go ahead and allow a business to come into that property.”