FAQs
I would ...
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Improve communication with residents and be present in the community. That’s the best way to understand the community’s needs and keep everyone informed.
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Empower the Directors and all city employees to provide friendly and helpful customer service to residents.
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Encourage City Council to pass an ordinance requiring residential construction to go the Architectural Board of Review.
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Hire a Sustainability Coordinator to work with all departments to promote best practices.
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Implement transparent and standardized compensation practices for city employees.
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Provide more personalized information to residents on available city services.
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Work with our neighboring communities to learn from each other.
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Consider new and old ideas with an open mind.
What would you differently?
Unfortunately not. I CAN get us better value for our tax dollars in the form of outstanding customer service. We deserve friendly, helpful service at City Hall and all departments, and Mayor who is in the office and in the community. We can make sure residents have information on existing services, and focus new programs where they’re needed most.
Can you lower our taxes?
FAQs
Not necessarily. The equalization tank was installed mainly to enable us to close two Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) on Lake Road. It may relieve some pressure on the sewer lines west of the tank.
Longer version: When the city’s sewer lines were installed, they were designed so that if they got overwhelmed during a heavy rain, the excess wastewater would dump into Lake Erie through SSOs. It’s clearly not ideal to have sewer water dumping into the lake. Bay Village had quite a few SSOs, most of which were closed years ago. The EPA ordered the city to close the remaining two; that’s the Lake Road project that’s been in progress this summer. The equalization tank was installed to hold the excess sewer water that the SSOs would have dumped into the lake. When the heavy rain ends, the tank will pump the water to the Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The tank they put in Cahoon Park will stop the basement flooding, right?
Not likely. What I think we should do is look into installing a splash pad at Reese Park. It could be open on Sundays, doesn’t require lifeguards, and would complement the other features at the park.
Fun fact: The city master plan recommended building out the parks other than Cahoon Park
Can you open the pool on Sundays?
FAQs
Stronger rules to discourage people from cutting down healthy trees. There are several options for this that have been successfully implemented in other communities.
Rules requiring street trees and lawn trees on rental properties. The owners of rental homes tend to remove trees so they don’t have to take care of them, leaving some Bay Village streets looking desolate. We should require rental homes to have appropriate trees in consultation with the city arborist.
Increase the pace of city tree planting, making sure we plant the largest tree possible for the space. Our oak trees are aging and we need to start the next generation before we lose them.
I’ve spoken with the board members of the Bay Village Tree Conservancy, and I’m looking forward to working with them to protect and expand the tree canopy.