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Parma Heights council approves 'Creek to Creek' neighborhood greenway memorandum of understanding
Summary
Parma Heights City Council on May 26 unanimously passed Ordinance No. 2026‑33, authorizing a memorandum of understanding with the City of Parma, Tri‑C Western Campus, Bike Cleveland and Bike Parma to plan and implement the 'Creek to Creek' neighborhood greenway. The ordinance includes an emergency clause and passed on third reading.
Parma Heights City Council unanimously passed Ordinance No. 2026‑33 on May 26 authorizing the administration to enter a memorandum of understanding with the City of Parma, Cuyahoga Community College–Western Campus (Tri‑C Western), Bike Cleveland and Bike Parma to plan and support the "Creek to Creek" neighborhood greenway through Parma and Parma Heights.
Clerk Barbara Allen read the ordinance at the meeting; Councilwoman Palmisano moved for passage and the motion received a second. Council President Tom Rounds called for questions and, after none were offered, the roll call vote was unanimous in favor of passage. The ordinance text includes an emergency clause, enabling immediate implementation of the agreed framework.
The MOU, as read into the record, frames a shared approach for planning, implementing and supporting a greenway intended to connect neighborhoods and encourage walking and bicycling between the two cities and the college campus. Council members did not debate the terms during the meeting and no amendments were proposed at third reading.
With the ordinance adopted, the administration is authorized to collaborate with the named partners to advance project planning and any necessary site work or permitting. Council did not specify a project timeline or funding commitment during the meeting; those details were not stated in the record.
