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Parma safety committee discusses Safety Town plan and preliminary $30–35K budget
Summary
The safety committee reviewed an initial budget for Safety Town and discussed program elements, possible school-district contributions for site work and facilities, and participation by neighboring communities; no formal appropriation was adopted during the meeting.
Parma’s safety committee heard an update on “Safety Town,” a child‑oriented safety education program the administration is developing with the police department and Parma schools. The safety director told the committee staff had just finalized elements of an initial operating budget and were budgeting roughly $30,000–$35,000 for program costs, excluding site and building expenses.
The presented budget items included teacher stipends, T‑shirts, hats, teaching materials and miscellaneous supplies; the safety director said the estimate assumed no outside contributions and that the city expects to receive some contributions that would reduce net city cost. The department thanked Lieutenant Leon and Patrolman Bob Curtin for cost accounting and outreach work.
Officials said the Parma School District is being asked to contribute site readiness, possible house builds for the mock streets, electrical work and parking‑lot improvements; the administration said negotiations with the school district were ongoing. The safety director also said the program will include participants from 7 Hills and Parma Heights because they share the Parma school district.
A committee member asked whether the program will be ready in 2025; staff said that remains the goal. No formal vote was taken on budget appropriation during the committee meeting; staff said they will return with a more finalized budget and with any requested partner commitments.
Committee members and the director emphasized the expectation that external contributions and school‑district support would reduce the city’s share of costs once agreements are finalized.
