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Residents press council on Maplewood drainage, storage project; mayor outlines deer-control timeline
Summary
During public comment residents asked about a retention basin and Maplewood Gardens exit, and about whether an Old Time Pottery site will include indoor or outdoor storage; a resident thanked council for passage of a deer-control ordinance and the mayor described steps and a hoped-for January start pending permits.
Several residents used the public-comment period at the Sept. 12 Parma Heights council meeting to press for information on local projects and wildlife control.
Rose Marie Fulcher of 6838 Maplewood Road asked about the Maplewood Gardens exit and the status of a second retention basin behind homes on Maplewood. Mayor Gallo said the basin is a Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) project that currently has no set schedule; city staff and NEORSD representatives will provide updates as available. Dan Bender, who responded during the meeting, confirmed there is no timetable from NEORSD at present.
Fulcher also asked whether the former Old Time Pottery site will be used for indoor or outdoor storage. Council members and the mayor said the project will feature primarily indoor storage with covered outdoor garages; council members said vehicles would not be allowed to be parked openly outside or used for vehicle repair in those spaces.
Resident Stan Marecki, who identified himself as ‘‘the deer guy,’’ said he had been told the deer-control ordinance passed on third reading and asked what comes next. Marecki said, "Thank you from the bottom of my heart," after being told it had passed. Mayor Gallo said the administration has been meeting with the police department and expects to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture this fall and apply to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for nuisance permits; she said the city aims to begin the program in January and emphasized it will need to be repeated annually to reduce deer numbers over time.
No formal council action on these public-comment items was recorded in the minutes; staff and administration committed to follow up with additional details and maps where appropriate.
