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Politics & Government

Community Vision Work Groups Scheduled

It's not too late to get involved. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate in these workshops.

The Lakewood Community Vision work groups will begin meeting next week to shape and revise the nearly 20-year-old Community Vision. 

Dru Siley, the city’s director of planning and development, wrote in an email to participants, "We will make good use of your time and have vigorous 75 minute sessions planned. Our goal is to load you with a lot of information about the theme in an immersion course style worksession. The groups will then be working that night to develop a vision statement for the topic heading."

Anyone not yet signed up can easily be added to the list serve by visiting the Community Vision page. Questions can also be sent to planning@lakewoodoh.net

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Here are the scheduled meetings next week. 

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Monday June 25, 6-7:15 p.m.

University of Akron Lakewood – Community Room

Facilitator – Dru Siley, Bryce Sylvester 

Commercial Development Retention & Attraction, Redevelopment and Infrastructure

Christopher Bindel (Citizens Advisory Committee member)

Kristen  Bindel

Patrick  Metzger (Planning Commission member)

Ken Brand

Christina Moore

Kyle Krewson (Board of Zoning Appeals member)

Marvin  Ronaldson

Margaret Brinich

Dan Wyman

Monique Smith (City Council member)

Gaynel  Mellino

 

Monday June 25, 7:15-8:30 p.m.

University of Akron Lakewood – Community Room

Facilitator – Dru Siley, Bryce Sylvester

Community Wellness Environment, Health and Activity

Brian Powers (City Council President)

Megan  Krewson

Curt Brosky

Jennifer Overstreet (Citizens Advisory Committee Chair)

Suzanne Metelko

Joe Beno (Public Works Director)

Sean Mott

Alex Mott

Lou McMahon

Chris Perry

Colin McEwen

Mark Stockman (Planning Commission Chair)

 

Wednesday June 27, 6-7:15 p.m.

University of Akron Lakewood – Community Room

Facilitator – Dru Siley

Safety Safety Forces, Feeling Safe, Crime

Richard Sicha (Heritage Advisory Board Chair)

Christina Gill McCallum

Mary Matthien

Gabe  Jurasez

Richard Meixner

Carl Orban  (Arch. Board of Review member)

Jennifer Pae (Finance Director)

Shawn  Juris (City Council member)

Jake Marx (Citizens Advisory Committee member)

Cindy Marx

Marianne T.  Monahan

Tom Monahan

 

Wednesday June 27, 6-7:15 p.m.

Main Library – Multipurpose Room

Facilitator – Bryce Sylvester

Education & Culture Access, Facilities and Technology

Tamara Karel (Planning Commission member)

Ken Haber

Gennie Bielawski

Nick Muttvic

Stephen Erkelenz

Ruth Anne Gillett (Planning Commission member)

Paul R Beegan

Jack Curtis

Kevin Butler (Law Director)

Patty Ryan

JT Neuffer

Ryan Nowlin (City Council member)

 

Wednesday June 27, 7:15-8:30 p.m.

University of Akron Lakewood – Community Room

Facilitator – Dru Siley

Housing Stewardship, Options, Quality

Kevin  Brown

Ian  Andrews

Tom  Bullock (City Council member)

Bryan Evans

Scott Duennes

Hannah Belsito (Planning Commission member)

Robert Greytak (Planning Commission Member)

John Hrlec

M L Madigan (City Council member)

Rick Uldricks

Sean McDermott

 

Wednesday June 27, 7:15–8:30 p.m.

Main Library– Multipurpose Room

Facilitator – Bryce Sylvester 

Mobility Options, Ease of Movement, Services

Val Mechenbier

Marcia  Moll (Heritage Advisory Board member)

Cindy  Einhouse

Ann Stahlheber

Michael Molinski (Arch. Board of Review Chair)

Ahmie Yeung

Garvin Yeung

Steve Fought

Sue Gregg

Troy Bratz

David Anderson (City Council member)

Peter Grossetti

 

Siley noted that ideas would be posted on the city’s website.

About 75 people attended the city’s first workshop to update the 1993 plan at the  campus in May.

“The work that was done in the '90s was the first attempt to articulate what’s important to Lakewood,” Siley said. 

“We’re going to build on that. We’re going to refine it, because the world has changed dramatically in 20 years.”

Back in 1993, the planning commission, along with residents, civic and business leaders identified four areas of concern to develop over a number of years, including the city’s image, housing, economic development and physical environment.

“There’s good content in there, but it’s expired,” Siley said, noting that in 1993 the Internet wasn't even introduced to the masses yet.

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