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Viewed as ‘last piece of the big puzzle,’ West Creek Conservancy purchases Parma’s Padua Park John Benson, cleveland.com © John Benson/cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS West Creek Conservancy purchased the 18-acre Padua Park, which is located at 2901 W Ridgewood Dr. in Parma. PARMA, Ohio — Acquiring greenspace in fully built-out communities is a difficult proposition; however, over the past 15 years the West Creek Conservancy has done just that in Parma. The latest acquisition announced on Thursday (March 4) by the nonprofit, which has a mission to conserve greenspace...

Residents upset after 2 Parma parks become trash can graveyards Residents upset after 2 Parma parks become trash can graveyards By Kelly Kennedy | March 2, 2021 at 10:25 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 11:41 PM PARMA, Ohio (WOIO) - Tens of thousands of trash cans is not something anyone wants to see in their local park. The mayor of Parma said when they switched garbage service providers, they had to put the trash cans somewhere. As a result, two Parma parks have transformed into trashcan graveyards. It was supposed to be a temporary spot, but 60,000 cans have been sitting there for a month....

Parma mayor joins other large-city leaders to promote 2021 priorities Updated Feb 18, 2021; PARMA, Ohio -- As a board member of the Ohio Mayors Alliance, Parma Mayor Tim DeGeeter continually advocates for Ohio’s seventh-largest city. This includes the recently announced 2021 policy priorities from the bipartisan coalition of Buckeye State mayors in the largest 30 cities. This year’s goals focus on local recovery efforts, resiliency and equity. The mayors also recently sent a letter to Ohio’s congressional delegation urging them to come together and pass a bipartisan COVID-relief bill t...

City leaders in Parma and Parma Heights welcome $4.4 million York Road repaving project Updated Feb 10, 2021; Facebook Share PARMA, Ohio -- Motorists familiar with the bumpy experience associated with driving on York Road will be happy to hear that the issue is being addressed this year. The currently concrete Parma and Parma Heights thoroughfare will receive full-depth repairs as needed, followed by asphalt paving from Pleasant Valley Road to Pearl Road. “Just like the rest of our main roads, we keep trying to work with our partners and get these bigger projects done,” Parma Mayor Tim D...

Discount Drug Mart purchases former State Road Elementary School land in Parma Updated Jan 29, 2021; Facebook Share PARMA, Ohio -- Decades after Funk’s Food City closed, the intersection of State and Grantwood roads will once again boast a grocery store. This week, it was announced that Discount Drug Mart was the winning bidder -- at $725,000 -- to purchase the former State Road Elementary School site from the Parma City Schools. “We’re excited to join the Parma community,” said Discount Drug Mart Government Affairs Director Steve Ferris, who expects the new store to open in 2022. �...