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Forward Together: Public Workshops

Help Build the Vision for Shaker's Community Facilities!

Do you have opinions about our community’s facilities and ideas about their future direction? Forward Together is a joint initiative by the City, Shaker Schools, and Shaker Library to create a Coordi...

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. 

The Mayor's Report

The Mayor's Report for September 17, 2021

COVID-19 Testing Returns to 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.

Testing will take place at the Shaker Heights Fire Station at 17000 Chagrin Blvd.&...

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 ENews

View the September 2021 edition of City ENews

Block Party Update

The City will permit block parties to be held this summer based on current virus trends. All block parties must follow the required safety protocols that have been established. Block parties must be registered with the City due to safety issues concerning...

Confluent Senior Living & Harbor Retirement Associates Break Ground on Harborchase Community

Confluent Senior Living and Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) have broken ground on a 106,698-square-foot assisted living and memory care community in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Representing the first project of its kind to break ground in this city within th...

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,...

GCRTA Work on Rapid Tracks

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority will be performing work on the Blue Line/Green Line tracks east of Tower City, including in Shaker Heights, from August 8 through October 2.

Please note:

• Rapid service east of Tower City will be suspended for...

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)...

Gas Main Replacement: Warrensville Center Rd.

Dominion Energy Ohio will start a gas main replacement project at two location on Warrensville Center Road. The first phase of the project is at Fairmount Circle; the second phase is between the southern City limit and Norwood Road. Construction will begi...

Warrensville Center Rd. Improvement Project

Updated September 16: Starting on Monday, September 20, the contractor will mill and install the intermediate asphalt course for Phase 3 of the WCR resurfacing project; as noted under Phase 3 below, the work area is from the southern City limit to Norwood...

Sewer Project: Brantley Rd./Claythorne Rd.

The City will begin a major sewer improvement on Brantley and Claythorne roads between Brantley and Warrensville Center roads the week of July 12. The general scope of work will include open excavations to make sewer spot repairs and installation of cured...

Water Main Replacement: Aldersyde Rd.

Updated September 16: Aldersyde Rd. will be paved on Friday, September 17. The contractor had intended to pave the road on September 16, as school is out of session, but this week's rains required a day delay. We will work to minimize the inconve...

Van Aken District Phase Two

Learn about the new apartment building proposed for Farnsleigh Rd.

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...