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Mayor's Report for November 19, 2021

COVID-19 Testing at Fire Station

Testing is Drive Thru or Walk Up

  Cuyahoga County Board of Health and MetroHealth is once again offering free COVID-19 testing for individuals age two and older. You do not need to have symptoms to be tested.

Testing will take place at the Shaker ...

Horseshoe Lake Dam Controlled Breach

Updated November 23

Due to weather delays, the project will continue into mid-December. 

Updated November 1 

Please note the following details for the emergency controlled breach of the Horseshoe Lake dam (read more about this project below...

2022 Budget Meetings

The 2022 budget meetings begin November 8 and the public is invited to attend in person or via Zoom.

All meetings start at 7 pm:Monday, November 8 :

• General Fund Operating Budget

Monday, November 22:

• Capital Budget

Monday, December 6:

• General Fund Operating Bud...

NEORSD's Shaker Lakes Recommendation

Visit our Shaker Lakes page for the latest, most complete information and updates abut NEORSD's recommendations for the Horseshoe Lake and Lower Lake dams. 

Rotary Club to Honor Police Officers & Firefighters of the Year for 2019 and 2020

The Rotary Club of the Heights of Greater Cleveland will honor its 2019 and 2020 Firefighters and Police Officers of the Year on Wednesday, October 27. Rotary President Adam Davis and member John Sobotincic will lead the awards program. Members of the Rot...

Shaker Heights, The MetroHealth System & Recovery Resources Partner on Pilot Mental Health Program

The City of Shaker Heights announced a new Mental Health Response Pilot Program in partnership with The MetroHealth System and Recovery Resources. The program, which launches in January, provides social workers and other support for the City’s fire and po...

Updated Guidance for City Buildings

Guidelines for City buildings effective August 17:

• MASKS REQUIRE IN ALL CITY BUILDINGS: All visitors, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask in common areas of buildings. Disposable masks will be available at front desks. This includes...

City Council Passes Resolution Supporting Sewer District Recommendation For Shaker Lakes and Dams

By a majority vote, Shaker Heights City Council has passed a resolution in support of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s (NEORSD) recommendation to remove the dam at Horseshoe Lake, restore two stream channels of the Doan Brook, and rebuild the ...

Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment

The Shaker Heights Police Department will be assessed by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) on June 21 and 22, 2021. A team of CALEA Assessors will examine all aspects of the department’s policies, procedu...

City Hires Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Mayor David E. Weiss announced that Colleen Jackson has been appointed the City’s new Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. Jackson previously served as Director of Community Partnerships and Programming for Cleveland Play House, where,...

Gas Main Replacement: South Park Blvd.

The week of November 29, Dominion Energy Ohio will start a gas main replacement project on South Park Blvd. between Fairhill and Coventry roads. 

Anticipated completion is early January 2022 (weather permitting). 

Please note that traffic ...

Gas Main Replacement: Lomond Neighborhood

The week of July 19, Dominion Energy Ohio will start a gas main replacement project in the Lomond neighborhood. Impacted streets include Lynnfield Rd., Townley Rd., Winchell Rd. and sections of Newell Rd., Lomond Blvd. and Scottsdale Blvd. (see map below)...

Warrensville Center Rd. Improvement Project

Updated November 23: The project is substantially complete. Site restoration (e.g. planting new grass etc.) will be completed in the spring.

Updated September 16: Starting on Monday, September 20, the contractor will mill and install the intermediate aspha...

Northeast Quadrant Sewer Program

Since 2018, the City has been working on sewers in the Mercer neighborhood, specifically on streets in the area between Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Boulevard, Sulgrave Road and Fairmount Boulevard.The general scope of work includes inspecting sewer m...

First Energy Line Clearance Work

(Updated February 4): Starting Monday, February 8, pruning operations will move to S. Woodland Rd. between Warrensville Center Rd. and Brighton Rd. Motorists may experience some delays. Estimated completion time is a week.

(Updated January 26): Th...