Traffic File

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — City officials have announced upcoming traffic pattern changes at the Cedar-Lee intersection to ensure the safety of motorists, pedestrians and construction workers onsite to build the $60 million Marquee mixed-use development.

“In the coming weeks, as the Marquee at Cedar Lee project begins construction activities, the traffic pattern will change,” a city news release noted.

“Once implemented, the right-hand eastbound lane of Cedar Road (outbound traffic) will be a right-turn-only lane.”

This change will exclude Greater Cleveland RTA buses in order to maintain service at regular bus stops.

“The left-hand eastbound lane will be a straight/through-traffic-only lane, meaning the left-hand turn northbound onto Lee Road will be prohibited during construction,” city officials added.

The westbound lanes on Cedar Road and traffic on Lee Road will maintain their current lane and traffic patterns — including restricted left-hand turns for westbound Cedar Road traffic onto Lee Road during inbound and outbound rush hour times.

“Caution is still advised when traveling these unimpacted lanes, as they will remain within an active construction zone,” city officials added.

ARPA and nonprofits

Cleveland Heights City Council will hold hearings from 10 a.m. to noon June 6 and 7 with local nonprofit organizations interested in applying for funding from the city’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation.

Organizations may schedule a 15-minute presentation time slot by contacting Council Clerk Addie Balester at [email protected] or 216-291-2304. Organizations may present slides, but are not required to.

Presentations should address the amount of money being requested, how the money will be used, any other funding the organization will receive for the project and anticipated outcomes.

Following the hearings, council will discuss the presentations and follow up with the organizations directly if they want more information.

Park bench grant

In conjunction with the recent repainting of the rainbow crosswalk on Cedar Road in front of Heights High School in anticipation of Pride Month, the city has temporarily removed the Pride benches it installed last June to refurbish and repaint them.

And on May 25, Cuyahoga County officials announced that Cleveland Heights had received a $50,000 Community Development Supplemental Grant to buy new benches for city parks.

Tax clinics

For residents seeking assistance with — or appeals of — their property taxes, a Cuyahoga County representative will hold two clinics next week:

• June 7 at 5 p.m. at the Heights Libraries Lee Road Branch, 2345 Lee Road

• June 10 at 10 a.m. at the Cleveland Heights Community Center, 1 Monticello Blvd.

Halli Martin will describe how to get a payment plan set up, as well as the county’s appeal process. Attendees will also be able to set up an appointment to establish a payment plan.

A city news release noted that Mayor Kahlil Seren and Council President Melody Joy Hart announced the clinics in collaboration, with Council Vice President Craig Cobb and Council Members Janine Boyd and Anthony Mattox Jr. co-sponsoring.

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