Learn About Your City & How We Can Win the War on Drugs…

The City of Elyria’s early Spring edition of Spotlight Elyria is now available for your viewing pleasure.  Tune in to Government Cable Channel 12 or view the city’s website at www.cityofelyria.org to view a 56-minute program that features city department heads and community experts discussing topics including: How Your City Works & How You Can Help and How We Can Win the War on Drugs – Together.  Please see the full viewing schedule below.  If you have questions or comments, call (440) 326-1402 or email the Mayor at hbrinda@cityofelyria.org.   

Join Mayor Holly Brinda & Guests For an Early Spring Edition of

Spotlight Elyria

Government Cable Channel 12:

(Viewing Time 56 Minutes – Begins Even Hours Daily; State of the City viewing time Sundays at 3pm)
 

Spotlight Elyria Topics Include:

How Your City Works & How You Can Help:

Joe Strohsack, Manager – Central Maintenance Garage

Scott Payne, Manager, Street Department

Rodney Eye, Manager – Sanitation Department

Dave Rothgery, Manager – Water Distribution

&

How We Can Win the War on Drugs – Together…

A Round Table Discussion with:

Kathy Boylan, Elyria Health Commissioner

Dr. Douglas McDonald, Medical Director – Elyria Health District

Elaine Georgas, Executive Director – Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services Board of Lorain County

Captain Chris Costantino – Elyria Police Department

Lieutenant Matt Eichenlaub – Elyria Police Department

Joe Harder, Fire Fighter, Elyria Fire Department 

Tune in to learn more about a City of Elyria-sponsored county-wide Narcotics Overdose Seminar open to the public to be held Thursday evening May 29 from 6:00 – 8:00pm at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center – Gates Conference Center – 630 East River Street.

Elyrians: Bring Back a Sense of Community to Your Neighborhood

The City of Elyria and the Elyria Neighborhood Block Watch Group, in partnership NewsChannel 5 and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, invite you to join us Saturday April 5 from 9:30am – Noon at Elyria City Hall second floor Council Chambers – 131 Court Street to learn about how to start and maintain an active Neighborhood Block Watch Group and how to avoid becoming a victim of scams and identity theft.

THE PREMISE
Neighborhood Block Watch Groups enable people to get more involved and help make their neighborhoods safe by serving as additional eyes and ears for the police and by sharing important information among neighbors. Neighborhood Block Watch Groups focus not only on reducing crime but also on helping neighbors connect with their communities and to get to know each other as well as their elected officials and police officers.

THE APPROACH

• In an effort to increase the number of Neighborhood Block Watch Groups, the City of Elyria and Elyria Neighborhood Block Watch Group are collaborating with WEWS NewsChannel 5 and their Building Better Neighborhoods: Keeping You Safe Where You Live program to raise awareness and interest
• While we are focusing on 5 neighborhoods to begin or renew an active Neighborhood Block Watch Group, all Elyria citizens are encouraged to form a Neighborhood Block Watch Group if there is not already an active one in place
• This program will present information on how to set up and maintain an active Neighborhood Block Watch Group as well as provide important safety tips
• Once participation from the neighborhoods has been achieved, residents will have an opportunity to vote on newsnet5.com which of Neighborhood Block Watch Group will become a NewsChannel 5 “featured” group
• In addition to the Elyria Neighborhood Block Watch signage, the featured group will receive a NewsChannel 5 Building Better Neighborhood sign for their area

THE AGENDA

• City of Elyria – Creating a Community of Opportunity
• Elyria Neighborhood Block Watch Group – Who/What/Why of Neighborhood Block Watch Groups
• Elyria Police Department –  Question and answer session with a member of the EPD
• Attorney General’s Office – Scams and Identity Theft – How not to be a victim

ENDORSED BY

• City of Elyria
• NewsChannel 5
• Elyria Neighborhood Block Watch Group
• Ohio Attorney General’s Office
• Nextdoor.com – The neighborhood App

                                             

 

YOU'RE INVITED TO LEARN ABOUT THE MIDDLE AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Mayor Brinda and her staff cordially invite you to attend a public presentation regarding the Middle Avenue Reconstruction Project during MAYOR’S NIGHT IN on Thursday evening April 3 from 6:00 – 7:00pm at Elyria City Hall second floor City Council Chambers – 131 Court Street.   Scheduled to begin this fall and completed in the summer of 2015, this federally, state and city funded project will be a major improvement to the downtown area and the southern entrance to the City.

Come learn about how the project is designed to improve the functionality, safety and appearance of Middle Avenue between Broad Street and Oberlin Road.  The modern Complete Street concept is being used that encourages and supports different types of transportation including vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles.  In addition, the road will be resurfaced with asphalt pavement, new sidewalk curb ramps will be constructed applying ADA standards, and the boulevard will be reconstructed removing and replacing street lighting, pavement markings, bike lanes and constructing enhanced crosswalks.

City of Elyria Fireworks - 2014

Dear Elyrians,

The last time our community experienced a fireworks display was 2008.  With your help, we would like to return fireworks this year to the City of Elyria. 

In the past, this family-friendly activity drew over 30,000 people.  This once annual event became a tradition that brought people together from our diverse neighborhoods and provided opportunities to celebrate our country and our community’s pride, patriotism and freedom while creating lasting memories and an economic benefit to the local economy.  

For all these reasons and more, I am asking you to participate in bringing this important community tradition back to life.  If we can raise $60,000 fromprivate and corporate donations before May 15, the City of Elyria, along withour corporate and individual partners, will sponsor a fireworks display on July2, with a rain date of July 3, at West Park Recreation Center – 1200 FosterAvenue. 

These non-holiday dates have been chosen to prevent the City from having to pay overtime for safety forces that are a necessity to make this event possible.  If you make a donation and we don’t reach our goal – we will save your donation for fireworks until we do reach our goal.  But, with your help, I think we are going to reach our goal this year!  Because of the City’s tight budget, the only way we can sponsor a fireworks display is with private donations.  

To make this day even more special, we will create a safe, festival atmosphere beginning at 4:00pm that will include concessions from local vendors and restaurants; games, activities, super heroes and give-aways for children; music for all ages – and more!  Special tented sections will be roped off for senior citizens, individuals with disabilities and corporations and organizations that would like to take advantage of the time to host their annual picnics.  

Please consider making a donation to the 2014 City of Elyria Fireworks Fund.  Any donation is needed and appreciated and is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.  Donations can be made by credit card on a secure server via the city’s website at www.cityofelyria.org.  You can also respond by mailing a check with a fireworks notation on the bottom and/or completing this form.  Checks should be made payable to: City of Elyria – Fireworks Fund,  Attention Mayor Holly Brinda – Elyria City Hall, 131 Court Street, Suite 301 – Elyria, Ohio  44035.  

Thank you in advance for your consideration.  With your support, we can return another great tradition to our deserving Elyria community.  If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at (440) 326-1402.   

Sincerely,

Holly C. Brinda
Mayor

P.S.  All donors will be recognized in some way, depending on your level of contribution If you wish to remain anonymous, please make a notation on your check.