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Mayor's Report: Final Update on Storm Recovery

Read Mayor David Weiss's final update on storm recovery.

Mayor's Report: Storm Update

Read Mayor David Weiss's update on last night's storm.

Deer Program Summary & 2019 Questionnaire Results

In 2016, in response to multiple resident complaints about the over-abundance of deer, the Shaker Heights Deer Task Force, comprised of residents and Council members, studied the impact of the deer population in the City. After reviewing the results of 35...

Become a Shaker Heights Police Officer

The Shaker Heights Police Department is recruiting new officers. Learn more and view the application.

This is an exciting opportunity to get in at the entry level with the City's internationally accredited Police Department.

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City ENews

View the September 2019 edition of City ENews at https://cvcpl.us/DZpQ2yk 

Avalon Rd. Water Main Replacement

In mid-September, a water main replacement project will begin on Avalon Rd. between Fernway Rd. and Van Aken Blvd. The project is scheduled for completion by mid-October (weather permitting). Please note:

• Traffic is local access only. Motorists should find...

Strathavon Rd. Water Main Replacement

On Wednesday, August 28, a water main replacement project will begin on Strathavon Rd. between Scottsdale and Lomond boulevards. The project is scheduled for completion by late-September (weather permitting). Please note:

• Traffic is local access only. Moto...

2019 Preservation Month Photo Contest

The Shaker Heights Landmark Commission announces winners of the seventh annual Preservation Month Photo Contest. The contest, created in 2013, honors Preservation Month, which is celebrated each May by preservation organizations across the countr...

Warrensville Center Multipurpose Path & Streetscape Improvements

Updated September 10: Much of the concrete work for the new walkway is complete. Orange barrels have been temporarily removed from Warrensville Center Rd. while the contractor prepares for future phases.

Construction is expected to resume at the intersecti...

Julie McGovern Voyzey Named Director of Communications & Marketing

Julie McGovern Voyzey has been appointed Director of Communications & Marketing, Mayor David E. Weiss announced today. McGovern Voyzey has served in the City’s Communications & Marketing Department since 2010.

McGovern Voyzey first joined the City ...

The Mayor's Report

View the July 2019 edition of The Mayor's Report.

City Hires Director of Economic Development

Mayor David Weiss announced that Laura Englehart has been hired as Director of Economic Development. Englehart joins the City from the law firm Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP, where she was a partner and chair of the Economic Development Practice Group....

Ongoing Dam Work: Horseshoe Lake To Be Drained Further

Updated August 22: From August 26-30, a contractor for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will be conducting tests on the dam at Horseshoe Lake. At times during the week, the walkway on top of the dam will be closed, so the contractor can complete...

Gas Main Replacement: South Woodland Rd.

Updated (July 23): Dominion Energy will be installing a new gas main under the eastbound lane of S. Woodland Rd. on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25. 

To accommodate this work, the eastbound lane of S. Woodland will be closed at South Park...

Pavement Marking Starts May 28

Pavement marking starts on Monday, May 28 (weather permitting). Crews will start on the City's main roads, with side streets scheduled for later in the season. The first roads scheduled for repainting are South Woodland Rd., Chagrin Blvd., Warrensville Ce...

Gas Main Replacement: Lomond & Sussex

Dominion Energy will begin two gas main replacement projects affecting the Lomond and Sussex neighborhoods. 

Winslow Gas Main Replacement

Update (July 19): In order to expedite the final phase of this project, there will be no parking on Winslow Rd...

Exit from Lomond Alley to Close Permanently on May 6

Lomond Alley will no longer connect to the parking lot at the Wendy’s located at the intersection of Warrensville Center Road and Chagrin Boulevard, effective Monday, May 6. Access was always one-way in an eastbound direction, but traffic in bot...

Huntington Rd. Water Main Replacement

Crews will begin a major waterline improvement project on Huntington Road — from Onaway Rd. to Coventry Rd. — on Monday, April 8. The project is scheduled for completion by early July (weather permitting). 

For the duration of the project:

• Traffic ...

Shaker Lakes Dam Improvements

Updated August 20: Green Lake (the "Duck Pond") has been drained. Please, stay off the mudflats that have developed on the Lake. They are dangerous and could require a rescue operation.

Updated July 9: The Lower Lake project is now complete. Broo...

Street Resurfacing Starts in April

The City plans to begin its 2019 street resurfacing projects in mid-April (weather permitting). Construction is anticipated to take 100 calendar days (also weather permitting). The City will provide updates as the schedule is finalized.

This year, the foll...

Gas Main Replacement: Boulevard Area

UPDATE (March 26): Dominion will begin installing the new gas main on Shaker Boulevard westbound starting at West Park and continuing west into Cleveland. This portion of the project is scheduled to start on April 1. Traffic will be maintained, but lanes ...