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Page 2 - Leif Erikson DayPage 3 - Horner’s CornerPage 4 - Letters to the EditorPages 7 - Vote by Mail Application

Serving the City of Brook Park and its more than 19.000 ResidentsSeptember 19, 2014 Vol. No. 31, Issue 5

PERSONAL FROM THE EDITORby Tom Greenlee

Hello again to all of our residents. A lot of important things are happening in our city since the last time I had an opportunity to talk with you. First in importance was the defeat at the polls of the two tax issues by margins of approximately 75% and 66% on August 5th. The back lash of the reaction by Mayor Coyne to the devastating defeat to his grand visions for the future is now being felt by the senior citizens in our city.

The first back lash that was circulated was that the mayor was going to close down the Recreation Center. This would also have required the layoff of two of the mayor’s personal appointments including his newly appointed Recreation Director, if the closing were to have resulted in any significant reduction in spending. Fortunately the mayor, due to the immediate overwhelming negative reaction of the residents, was forced to change his mind and currently the Recreation Center is still open. In fact there is an announcement to that effect on the billboard outside the Center proclaiming

We Are OpenIt is estimated that the over-whelming no vote on the mayor’s tax increases by our senior citi-zens was the major reason for the defeat of both tax issues. Unfortunately, the mayor after the defeat of the taxes, has now decided that the services our city has always provided for our needy and indigent elderly citi-zens are too much of a cost and as a result he has eliminated all senior services at this time. The devastating effect to the seniors due to losing transportation to doctors and shopping along with the prospect of being stranded in their homes without having any way to leave for emergen-cies, now that the mayor has eliminated snow plowing of their driveways, has created distress on these, the most helpless and needy in our city. Our seniors have enough worries and stress at this time of life without the mayor singling out at this time only senior services and no oth-ers to eliminate. Services that were not provided free of charge. The seniors have paid fees to use. Paying up to $8.00 per trip to doctors and hospitals. As the most frequent users of EMT services, the closure of the fire station on the west side by the mayor is just one more major blow suffered by those seniors.

T h e Berea City S c h o o l D i s t r i c t will have a 3.9 mill operating levy–Issue

2 – on the November ballot. Voting FOR this modest levy request will help us to protect the educational programs in our schools and keep our schools financially stable. This adds value to our communities.

Did you know that over the past few years, our schools have lost millions in state and local funding? Because of declining property values, we have lost 17% in real estate valuations since 2007—which has cost our schools a permanent loss of over $2.2 million. We have also lost $2.25 million in state reimbursements and are at risk of losing another $8.7 million from decisions made at the state level.

For better or worse, these are our schools’ primary sources of funding, so these losses put our

schools and our communities at risk. We have continued to tighten our belts to manage, reducing our expenses and being more efficient with what we have, just as we all do with our personal budgets. However, year after year, we have cut our budgets and eliminated staff positions just to keep our heads above water.

Over the past five years, we have eliminated more than 200 staff positions and cut more than $6 million from the budget. Our staff members have worked

with us to reduce expenses by agreeing to base pay freezes and increasing their contributions for benefits. We have consolidated our buildings and stretched our repair and maintenance schedules for our school buses as far as they can safely go.

This has been difficult for our staff and for the organization, and we know we cannot continue to provide the resources our students need to excel academically and the means to keep our district financial stable

FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT

Our Churches And Concerned Citizens Deserve Our Thanks For Food And Clothing For Needy.

The goal of this newspaper is to provide the information to the residents necessary for them to be able to make intelligent decisions on important issues upon which they will be asked to vote. This requires that both sides on issues, those for and those against have an opportunity to present their reasons to you without any editing or changes by this newspaper. At the general election in November voters will be asked by the Berea City School District to approve or reject a new 3.5 mill property tax increase for the continuing operation of the schools.

We are pleased that Superintendent Mike Sheppard has come forward to explain why this tax increase is necessary for the continuing operation and the maintaining of the excellent quality of the BCSD.

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Mike Sheppard, Superintendent

Audrey’s Outreach is a ministry run through the Brook Park Community Church of the Brethren. Our mission is to help people with basic needs. We get assistance from Redeemer Lutheran Church, Brook Park United Methodist Church and Mary Queen of the Apostle Church.

We have a food pantry that is open on Mondays from 11:00AM - 2:00 PM and Thursdays from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Any one from any community is welcome to use the whole food pantry once every four weeks. People are also able to come one time a week for produce only. If you or anybody you know is in need of food please bring your driver’s license or state ID with you. In July we served 508 families for a total of 1651 people. Our numbers seem to be growing each month

so we are always in need of food and monetary donations. If you would like to donate money, please make the check out to Brook Park Community Church with Audrey’s Outreach on the memo line. We purchase most of our food from the Cleveland Food Bank where we pre-order food at great prices. They deliver the 3000 plus pounds of food every Wednesday between 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM. Many hands are needed to unpack, separate, organize, stock, etc. Come and join us if you have the time!

We also have Free Community Meals. Our next two dates are September 13th and December 6th from 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM. We serve a hot main entrée, vegetable, rolls, salad, and desserts galore! Coffee, tea, and cold beverages are provided, also. We usually have around 200-250 guests but we are prepared to feed more. Some people come because they are hungry for a good meal. Some come because they want to meet some new friends. You can also get a to-go meal if you can’t stay and eat there.

We hold a Free Senior luncheon the third Thursday of each month from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM. We don’t enforce the senior part too heavily. There are grandparents who bring their grandchildren or children. We have a great turnout, usually 50-60 people.

There is a Community Garden behind the Brethren church. We grow all kinds of vegetables and pick them to use at the food pantry. People really love the fresh produce! If you have extra produce from your gardens and don’t know what to do with it we will put it to good use in the food pantry.

Last, but not least is our Free Clothing Giveaway. These were actually started way back in the early 90’s by Audrey Telep and other ladies at the Brethren church. They usually had about 60-80 people come. We just held a giveaway on August 16th from 9:00AM-1:00PM. We helped over 400 people with clothes, school supplies, and more. Our next Clothing Giveaway is October 11th. We take donations of gently used clothing, linens,

shoes, purses, coats, and toys. Please don’t bring us rummage. We don’t have the room for it. We do set up a special room full of toys, games, and stuffed animals. Parents love going in there to get something fun for their kids to play with. If you would like to donate, we do give out tax receipts. Just ask for one when you drop off your donation during food pantry hours or on Fridays from 10-12 noon. We sort clothing on Friday mornings and can always use help with that, too.

This was a lot of information to take in all at once. If you still have questions, you can call the church at 216-433-1515 or stop in and see us sometime. If you want to talk it is better to come towards the end of food pantry hours. The beginning is kind of busy.

As you can see there is always a lot to do running an organization like this. We are thankful for the wonderful community support we get from private people and also many businesses. Brook Park has so many caring people!

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Our Hometown News September 2014

LEIF ERIKSON DAY • OCTOBER 9, 2014The historic annual recognition of Leif Erikson Day, October 9th is celebrated locally with a Luncheon at Shooter’s Restaurant. This article describes the details of the

Days’ official recognition in America and some background into why he is important to the North American story of settlement by Europeans. (Some say Columbus used Leif’s maps to guide him westward).

The small Scandinavian ethnic group in NE Ohio marks this date each year. We welcome new participants and this event may inspire the invisible to attend. This year the Swedes are hosting, but it rotates annually with Norwegians and Danes also hosting.

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the October 9th Presidential Proclamation of Leif Erikson Day. President Lyndon B. Johnson, signed the first Proclamation, issued on October 9, 1964. Did you know that Leif Erikson, a Viking, was also a farmer, fisherman, seaman, and a Christian Missionary? He was commissioned by the King of Norway to spread Christianity in Iceland, Greenland and Vinland. Did you know that the idea of having a special day dedicated to Leif Erikson was first suggested around the year1865? Did you know that famous people like Ole Bull (the virtuoso Norwegian Violinist), Edgar Allen Poe, William Wadsworth Longfellow, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, and many others promoted the deeds of Leif Erikson and early Viking explorers? This was before the 1960 discovery of a Viking settlement in Newfoundland, Canada. Before 1960, and even since, skeptics have questioned the fact that Vikings from Iceland and Greenland were the first Europeans that actually stepped foot on the North American Continent.

For centuries every school child in Norway, and the Nordic countries, have learned about the Norse Sagas, and the tales about Viking voyages and discoveries. The Vinland Saga, and the Greenland Saga, tells about a land to the west of Greenland, which they called Vinland. These two Sagas give different versions of the discovery of “Vinland”, and the landing of Leif Erikson and other Vikings on the North American continent around the year 1000. Although slightly different, these Sagas tell in some detail, the discovery, the landings, and the attempted settlements made in “Vinland”. These two sagas are relatively short, and are easy reading. They can be found in pocket editions of Penguin Publishing Company, along with other Viking era pocket books.

The more recent immigrants that came to Canada and the United States from Norway and the Nordic countries brought the knowledge of the Sagas with them, and told Americans about Leif Erikson. Since these stories were not a proven fact, people did not believe them, and dismissed them as fairy tales and fantasies. They would insist that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, and was the first European to set foot on American soil. As a result, many heated arguments, (and perhaps some brawls) have taken place since the subject first was brought up.

Since no one knows the exact date or year that Leif Erikson actually landed on the North American continent, a significant and suitable date had to be chosen for a Proclamation. The date of October 9th was chosen as this was the date in 1825, that the first organized shipload of Norwegian immigrants landed in New York City aboard the sloop (sailing vessel) named “Restauration”. Close to a million Norwegian immigrants were to follow over the next one hundred years. If we use the year 1825 as a benchmark for the start of the promotion of Leif Erikson, and the year 1964 as the culmination of final recognition by the Congress of the United States, we can say it took 139 years to reach this goal. The first record of the idea of a special day to recognize Leif Erikson was in a speech by Professor Rasmus Bjorn Anderson, at Albion Academy in Stoughton, Wisconsin, around 1865. Professor Anderson was a well-known, outspoken, person in the Norwegian-American Midwest. At this early date he had the audacity to write a book titled, “America Not Discovered by Columbus”! The Norwegian-American Historical Association published an interesting biography of Professor Anderson in 1966. He became friends with Ole Bull, the Norwegian violinist who was on a concert tour in the United States. Professor Anderson suggested that a statue of Leif Erikson be made and placed in Madison, Wisconsin. Ole Bull, being an ardent proponent of Leif Erikson’s explorations, agreed, and started giving fund raising concerts for this purpose. Unfortunately Professor Anderson and Ole Bull were not successful in raising funds in Madison, even though this was an area heavily populated by Norwegians. In 1876 Ole Bull solved the problem by interesting very

influential intellectual friends in Boston in the idea of a Leif Erikson Statue in that city. Ole Bull told tales from the Old Norse Sagas to friends such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John G. Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edward Everett Hale, James Russell Lowell, and others. Lowell wrote the poem, “The Voyage to Vinland”, Hale wrote “Thorvald’s Lament”, and Longfellow wrote the poem, “The Saga of King Olaf” (St. Olaf), as well as “The Tales of the Wayside Inn”, all of which were influenced by Ole Bull’s stories about the Viking Era. A Boston, Norsemen Memorial Committee was formed, and on October 29, 1887, a statue of Leif Erikson was unveiled in a prominent location on Commonwealth Avenue, in Boston. Other American cities have also raised statues of Leif Erikson. In 1930, the United States Government presented the country of Iceland with an impressive statue of Leif Erikson, which stands in a prominent location overlooking the city of Reykjavik. It was given as a tribute to the Millennium celebration of the “Althing”, Iceland’s Parliament, started in the year 930. A duplicate statue stands in the Mariners Museum in Norfolk, Virginia.

Perhaps by fate, in 1893 an event took place that put the name of Leif Erikson, and Norway, on everyone’s mind. This was the year that Chicago hosted the “Columbian Exposition” (Worlds Fair) celebrating the 400th Anniversary of the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492. The Exposition was held one year late because of lack of funding and construction delays. A Norwegian seaman by the name of Captain Magnus Andersen, suggested building an exact replica of the recently excavated Gokstad Viking Ship on display in a museum in Kristiania (Oslo), Norway, and sailing it to the

Columbian Exposition. Captain Anderson was a champion of Norwegian Seamen’s rights, and also wanted to prove to the World that Vikings did land on the North American continent almost 500 years before Columbus. By making this voyage he thought that he could get publicity for both Leif Erikson, and the plight of the Norwegian seamen of his time. During 1893, Norway, Leif Erikson, the replica Gokstad Viking Ship, and Captain Andersen were featured on the front pages of every prominent newspaper in America, as well as other countries of the Western World! At that time, Captain Andersen’s replica Viking Ship voyage got as much publicity as when, more recently, a man landed on the moon. Norway, and Leif Erikson, probably received more favorable publicity that year than ever before, and perhaps ever since. Captain Andersen lent credence to the possibility that Vikings did in fact reach North America around the year 1000. It has been 120 years since Captain Andersen’s voyage from Bergen, Norway, to Chicago, and his Viking Ship still sits exposed to the weather in a Chicago suburb!

As a result of Professor Rasmus Anderson’s early persistent efforts, the Governor of Wisconsin issued the first known Leif Erikson Day Proclamation, on October 9, 1929. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued the first National Proclamation marking this date on October 9, 1935. It would be twenty-nine years before the next Presidential Proclamation was issued (1964). In 1959 a national committee was formed, joining all Scandinavian individuals and organizations in a united effort to petition the US Congress to pass a law, for the President to annually issue a Leif Erikson Day Proclamation. After several years of hard work, the Leif Erikson Association, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, issued a ninety-three page Petition to the Congress of The United States of America, to permanently establish October 9th of each year as Leif Erikson Day. This Petition contained copies of signed letters from clubs and lodges, such as Sons of Norway, Daughters of Norway, the Vasa Order, Danish Sisterhood, Danish Brotherhood, Order of the Vikings, The Leif Erikson League, and many other organizations, as well as copies of many pages of individual signatures.

In 1960, the Norwegian archaeologist Helge Ingstad, and his wife made international history by excavating ruins

September 2014 Our Hometown News

Richard A. Goulder, Attorney at Law

Administration of guardianships and estates Preparation of wills, healthcare powers of attorney and financial powers of attorney Divorce and dissolution of marriage Bankruptcy

Located in Brook Park 15887 Snow Road, Suite 301 (216) 676-6800

Free initial consultation Highest Martindale-Hubbell rating for more than 30 years for honesty and integrity

Russell Horner is a life-long Brook Park resident and currently works at a large public company Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. as their Director of Planning/Forecasting and Global Treasury Management. Russell is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and also holds many other certifications such as: Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified in Financial Forensics and is a licensed Private Investigator in the State of Ohio.

Russell is married to Debbie and has three children, Chris, Becca and Alex.

Horner’s CornerBy: Russell Horner

I want to thank all of you for submitting your questions and comments. Remember, if you

have a question on a financial, tax or any other topic, please let me know. You can send your questions to 21858 Forestview Circle, Brook Park, Ohio 44142 or call me at 440-243-0571. My wonderful wife Debbie will take a message if I am not available or you can leave it on my answering machine. Your question will be anonymous so there is no reason to be afraid of asking your question(s).

Dear Mr. Horner: Mayor Coyne says he needs to close the recreation center. Can he do this? Since the Mayor is the leader and in-charge of the day-to-day activities, the short answer is YES. However, a good follow up question is….Should he close the Recreation Center? In my opinion, the answer is NO. The Recreation Center is a very important part of the City for the many social benefits that it provides the residents. Please be aware that our Council has authority to keep the Recreation Center open, although it requires some work. Council can pass an ordinance (City Law) to…”Provide a recreation center to the residents of Brook Park” and provide for the funding of its operation. If the Mayor doesn’t agree and/or is unwilling to sign it, the Ordinance will become law 30 days after its passage. Shame on the Mayor if he decides to close the recreation center, but shame on Council if they allow his decision to be final. Unfortunately, Mayor Coyne has taken the overwhelming rejection of the two tax issues personally, which he shouldn’t. He proposed an avenue (“The Easy Way Out”) to immediately solve our current financial struggles and the people clearly did not want to go that route. Personally, I don’t believe that Mayor Coyne understands how many families are struggling to get by on what they currently have and simply cannot afford ANY new taxes.

Dear Mr. Horner: The Mayor says that all residents will have to pay for garbage pickup. Can he do this? Again, the Mayor is responsible for managing the daily activities within the City. Short answer is again…. YES. Another added follow-up question is…. Should we charge residents for garbage pick-up? In my opinion, the answer is NO. Maybe garbage collection is a cost area that should be reviewed to determine if there are any cost savings that can be attained. However, the garbage collection changes which were implemented during Mayor Mark Elliott’s term did cut collection costs significantly. Furthermore, I believe that Mayor Coyne’s comments are in direct response to the overwhelming rejection of the two tax issues that he introduced. I believe he is merely acting out of frustration when making these comments. A tax increase levy will likely be on the November’s ballot (this time free) and the Mayor Coyne will make cuts in various services as a tactic to sway the vote. This strategy is similar to when school levies fail and you will begin to see actions that are made or proposed to “scare” or sway the voters into passing the tax increase. Examples include cut busing, eliminating after school activities and field trips, increased pay-to-play fees, etc.

Continuing with MONEY and FINANCE topics…..

Here are some interesting facts and tidbits about “Money” would lighten the mood.

• The largest bill ever printed was the $100,000 Gold Certificate

• The motto “In God We Trust” did not appear on paper bills until 1963

• It costs 13.1 cents to produce a $100 bill

• The U.S. Secret Service was created on July 5, 1865 to fight counterfeiting

• The portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the US penny faces to the right, and all other presidents on US coins face to the left.

Here is a listing of little known financial facts:

• The highest price for 1 share of stock was on August 19, 2014 12:17 pm when a stock of Berkshire Hathaway- Class A listed on the New York Stock Exchange for $202,500.

• Legendary businessman Bill Gates told his Harvard University professors that he would be a millionaire by age 30…...At age 31, Bill Gates became a Billionaire.

• Colgate toothpaste was introduced in 1873 and was sold in a jar. The toothpaste was first sold in a tube in 1896.

• The oldest Company on the Dow Jones Industrial Average is General Electric, which was added on November 7, 1907

• The Lion County Safari was the first drive-through safari park in the US. The publicly traded stock used the ticker symbol GRRR.

Here is a list of some outrageous tax deduction and whether the item was allowed to be deducted….

• Cost of hiring an arsonist? Not Deductible. This was attempted by a man with a failing furniture store. The plan was not only to collect $500,000 of insurance money, but also to deduct $10,000 paid to the Arsonist. Note- The police were also notified of this crime.

• Cost of moving the family pet? Yes- Deductible. Whether it’s a dog, cat, bird or reptile, your personal pet is considered a personal effect. The cost of moving your pet due to relocation associated with a job is deductible.

• Cost of cat food? Yes- Deductible if it is a valid business expense. Owners of junkyards who set out food for wild cats are allowed to deduct it as a business expense. The cats take care of nasty rodents such as rats and snakes, making the junkyard safer for their customers.

• Babysitting costs? Yes- Deductible as charity deduction if the babysitter was needed while you performed volunteer work for a charity.

Now let’s get back to the Questions…..

Dear Mr. Horner: What would you focus on looking at in order to help our City’s finances? The first thing that must be done is to look into every cost center in the City. Some examples of cost centers that I would focus on are as follows: Safety Director, Safety Building, Recreation Center, Building Department, Public Works Departments and Finance and Tax Departments. I would first determine if there are any opportunities to combine job duties within these cost centers or department. Next, a look into the contracted service costs must be reviewed. The Mayor or Finance/Tax director should contact these vendors that provide services and request a 10 percent price reduction. I am confident that most vendors would forego 10 percent to maintain the contracted services with the City.

Council can implement the next idea…….

Reduce the salaries of ALL elected officials (beginning in their next term) to the following:

Mayor- Reduce by $25,905 to $85,000 per year

Finance/Tax Director- Reduce by $17,089 to $80,000 per year

President of Council- Reduce by $5,693 to $11,000 per year

Council- Reduce by $5,325 to $10,000 per year

These adjusted salaries would save the City nearly $86,000 per year. Alone these reductions don’t seem like much, but it is a good first step. Council can act on these changes immediately if they wanted.

I am sure that we will have more than enough candidates to fill these elected spots at these very respectable salaries.

I hope everyone is enjoying this very cool summer. At least the air conditioning costs are being reduced. For all the students heading back to school…..work hard and stay focused.

this way. Continuing to cut away at the programs and services that are a part of our successes will not solve our problems—it will compound them. And our successes, in turn, help our communities to be successful, too. Good schools and good communities go together.

We have done all we can to keep our reductions from impacting our students. But we know that they need newer and current technology, as well as up-to-date textbooks and learning materials, if they are to continue to be successful. We also know that we must be able to retain the high quality teachers we count on for those results. Today’s students need more educational opportunities – not less.

Strong, quality schools that provide students with a comprehensive, well-

rounded education are more important than ever. They are important for our kids, our economy, and our communities. Issue 2 will help our kids, and help us all. It is a small and reasonable investment that will enable our schools to keep our high-quality teachers, protect the academic programs that colleges and employers value, update the learning technology and textbooks our students and teachers need, and provide safe, reliable, and up-to-date transportation for our kids.

If you would like to learn more about Issue 2, please visit the campaign Facebook page at facebook.com/ForBereaSchools.

Thank you for taking the time to read this message.

Mike Sheppard, Superintendent

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EDITORIALSPoliticians Thumb Their Nose

at Residents

How The City Can Save Money by Jan Powers - Guest Editorial

Despite the valiant efforts of the 3 new council members, Ward 1 Troyer, Ward 2 Mencini and Ward 3 Powers, who were able to delay as long as possible by forcing 3 readings, of the vote to do away with the fire station on Ruple Pkwy., The entrenched old time politicians consisting of Ward 4 Higgins, At Large Salvatore, Burgio and new comer D’Amico continued their assault on the west end residents in Ward 1 by passing an amended ordinance that does away with the fire station that enraged citizens had gone out and worked hard to collect over 700 signatures on a petition to force the closing of the station to a vote of the residents.

By demonstrating their political power these old time politicians, whom many residents are now beginning to hold responsible for the severe economic problems of our city by their failure in the past years to take any action to solve those problems, sent a clear message to the residents they were the boss not the ones that elected them The city would be run

their way over the objection of the voters

that elected.them.

As a result of this show of power

by the entrenched politicians they knew

that it would force the residents who

circulated the petitions that had already

been sent to the Board of Elections and

had been approved to be placed on the

ballot in November, are now faced with

the impossible task of going out to obtain

another 600 signatures within 10 days.

If you are a concerned citizen and

agree that the residents ought to have

a chance to vote on the kind of Safety

Services they receive and would like

to sign the petition, you can contact the

committee at 440-826-1483.

As for the fate of the 3 At Large

councilmen who are dependent upon the

votes of the Ward 1 voters that they have

rejected, there is a law called the Law of

Unintended Consequences.

Why Punish The Seniors MayorAs a result of the overwhelming

humiliating defeat at the polls of Major Coyne in his attempt to raise taxes, attributed by many insiders to the huge negative vote of our senior citizens, Mayor Coyne immediately set out to eliminate all of those services being received by our senior citizens.

The first thing Coyne did was mail out to the seniors on August 12, just one week after his defeat, the following letter:

Dear Resident, (read here: senior citizen)As you are aware, the tax levies placed on the August 5, 2014 special election (read here: by me at a cost to the city of

$30,000) have failed. Due to the deficit the City of Brook Park continues to face, and the defeat of the levies, I regret to inform you that we will no longer be providing snow removal for our citizens this winter, nor do we anticipate continuing with the grass cutting services next summer.

Then Coyne eliminated the senior transportation that the city provided for those seniors who have no means to travel to doctor and hospital appointments or grocery shopping without this service. Which as a matter of fact was not provided free, since any senior used the transport paid a fee of up to $4.00 each way.

We must find ways for the city to save money. One of my suggestions for saving money is that we close our animal shelter and send our stray animals directly to the county animal shelter that our tax payer money is already supporting. That would save the city $22,200 per year for rent alone. And we save approximately another $40,000 a year for the expense of keeping the shelter open. These expenses are exorbitant considering we only processed a 109 domestic animals last year. Of course, we would keep our animal warden.

With the closing of the Ruple Road Fire Station we have compromised the quality of life. Loosing city services isn’t only an economic issue it destroys a quality of life in our community. Currently there is a shortage of public safety personal and the threat of no senior programs. To the average person that may not be alarming, some people may even say, “It’s just government fat that needs to be trimmed”. Understaffing leads to service overload and delayed response times which endangers life.

All residents are still paying for this

service through their taxes.

So I ask my colleagues and the administration to consider this, Will duplicating positions at the Recreation Center and Service Dept make a difference in saving a life? Will the animal shelter at the cost of $60,000 plus a year save a life or, would more of a fire rescue response make the difference. Would not having a public safety director to the tune of $93,000 plus , with benefits, make a difference in a seniors life, or would keeping senior services in tact give our seniors a better life?

In case of a tragedy, will we question how much longer we are willing to accept service reduction.

If one life is lost, that is ONE TOO MANY. What is the cost of a life?

Would any of us then say, our public safety force is too big or our senior services are not needed?

To my colleagues I say, let’s study the budget and make some common sense cuts to the budget.

Call me with any questions.Jan Powers, Councilwoman 216-676-4372

“Is this what you intended Mayor”

This picture of Brook Park from the Master Plan on the City’s website, clearly demonstrates the severe problem that the residents and businesses on the west side of Brook Park have if they are now forced to be serviced for fire and EMT from the single station located on Holland Rd.

We have placed stars indicating the location of both, the main fire station on Holland Rd. and Station 2 on Ruple Rd that Mayor Coyne has closed. Any claim that there is no increase in the response time to service the west side including the city’s biggest tax payer, NASA, is shown

to be totally false. The time to respond to an emergency more than doubles.

A recent response for a medical emergency of a young girl at the NASA child care center took 11 min. Could you imagine your little girl needing emergency

care and waiting 11 minutes for the Brook Park EMT to arrive,? Would you still vote to close station 2 councilmen Higgins, D’Amico, Salvatore and Burgio if it was your little girl in trouble?

Our Hometown News September 2014

Ruple FireStation #2

Holland FireStation #3

NASA

Distance From FS3 To FS2 Is All Added Response Time To NASA


LETTERS TO THE EDITORAre Mayor and Council In It For

MoneyCall your Mayor and Council to vote for the snowplowing. Let’s see how they

vote? Are they for the people in their ward or just taking a pay check?

We are all having a hard time. Young families see their groceries go up and all expenses involved with children. Husbands and wives both have to work. Older people have more doctor bills, groceries, car insurance and health insurance. All keep going up. They are paying their taxes every month, they are turning their gas down, using fewer lights, not eating out and probably not saving anything.

I am over 82 years old. I cannot shovel snow. My young neighbor told me he would help me. He leaves for work at 6:00 am, so I will have to wait until 4:00 pm or later. If I have a doctor’s appointment, I would not be able to make it.

There have been over 1,500 people getting their driveways plowed. I would guess most of them are over 70 years old, a lot of these people have canes and walkers, back and heart problems and cannot shovel. They are grandparents and great grandparents. I could pay $10.00 although my budget is very limited.

Young or old, call your councilman. You can get their numbers by calling City Hall at 433-1300.

DL - Brook Park

Vote No On School TaxI am writing this letter to express my concern over the upcoming Berea City

School District tax levy requested increase of 3.9 mils. Firstly, I would like to note that my fellow Brook Park voters recently overwhelmingly rejected a similar property tax hike of 4.5 mils by nearly a 3 to 1 margin. If we didn’t think we could afford this kind of tax hike in August, why would we think we can afford it November?

Secondly, if one makes the argument that the previous property tax levy failed not due to a lack of affordability but rather due to a lack of trust in how the money would be spent and by whom, I would submit that the public schools run by the Berea City School District have been no better stewards of our money than has the City of Brook Park.

From the 2005-2006 school year until last year, enrollment dropped from 7425 to 6589 (a drop of 11.25%). According to the district’s own five year forecast sent to the State of Ohio, its revenue was $77.96 million in 2011, $76.9 million in 2012 and $78.2 million in 2013. The same report forecasts revenues of $80.8 million in 2014 up to $82.8 million in 2018. In other words, even the district itself is projecting a slowly increasing revenue stream. So, why then, with a slowly increasing revenue stream and a slowly decreasing number of students to teach, does the Berea City School District need even more revenue through a tax hike?

If the district truly is in fiscal trouble (of which I am not yet convinced) then I would submit that it is due in part to the fact that average staff salaries (all employees, not just teachers) is up 20% since 2005-2006 ($39,252 to $47,164) and the number of teachers is down only 1.4% (434 to 428) with 11.25% fewer students to teach. They may well have frozen BASE salaries NOW, but what have they been doing the past 8 years, while the enrollment was declining? Perhaps if the district had been better stewards of our tax money before now, it wouldn’t find itself in its current “predicament” and we might be more willing to help them out of it. But why should we bare the burden of helping a school system that doesn’t see fit to help itself?

Sincerely, Doug Flannery - Brook Park

Shocked By Council BehaviorI attended the city counsel meeting on Tuesday Sept 9, 2014. The reason I was

there was to ask richard salvatore why he has ignored my request for three years to cut back, trim trees, shrubbery etc hanging over my property and along the fence line that separates our property’s so that I can have a wood privacy fence put up. I was told I can cut back and trim anything hanging over onto my property, I am not paying to have this done. This is Mr Salvatores responsibility to maintain his property. Why does every other citizen in Brook Park have to maintain their property and he feels he doesn’t have to. Mr. Salvatore is a member of city counsel he should be held to higher standards, be an example to the community. He said he would come by and take a look at the situation. After I addressed Mr Salvatore and my situation I sat down and listened to the other citizens comments and complains. I was very shocked and disappointed at the majority of the counsel members including the mayor, eye rolling, looking bored. Not really paying attention to the people that were speaking, acting very disinterested. And the way Jan powers was treated by counsel members, very unprofessional. Mrs. Fields, chewing her gum and rocking back on her chair, with a smerky grin on her face, also very unprofessional. Very disappointing, and quite embarrassing to see who is in charge of running our city.

A Brook Park Resident

Equal City Services For AllI believe every resident in Brook Park, regardless of where they live, should receive

the same level of city services. That is why when the Ruple Fire Station was closed I agreed to help my friends on the west end of town try to reopen the station.

It was explained to me this way. How would I feel if the city decided to close the Holland Fire Station and the coverage provided to this area was coming from Parma Fire Station #3? (That’s the fire station on Ridge Road, the east side of Parmatown Mall, right next to Parma City Hall.) The Parma Fire Station #3 is a 4 to 6 miles response distance from the eastern portion of Brook Park. The Holland Fire Station is a 5 to 6 miles response distance from the western portion of Brook Park.

To me that would be ludicrous and totally unacceptable. But that is the type of response distance now being provided to the west end of Brook Park.

We have been told by the Fire Chief that the acceptable standard for an emergency response is less than 5 minutes at least 90% of the time. At the public hearing the Fire Chief told the Mayor and City Council since the closure of the Ruple Fire Station responses to that neighborhood has been less than 5 minutes only 8% of the time.

The Fire Chief reported the average response time to that neighborhood before the closing of the Fire Station was 4 minutes, 38 seconds. Since the station closed the average response time has increased to 8 minutes, 1 second.

Like I started this letter, I believe every resident in Brook Park, regardless of where they live, should receive the same level of city services. City Council should pass the legislation to reopen the Ruple Fire Station. The very least City Council should do is allow the people of Brook Park to vote on the issue.

Patti Astorino - Brook Park

Our Need For Medical And Safety The Same

Safety and protection are the prime needs of residents and employees of the West End of Brook Park. Both have been sacrificed by our city leaders by closing Fire Station #2 on May 11th. The reason? The reason given is not financial—it is to consolidate into one central location on Holland Road.

Fire Station #2 provided citizens a sense of safety and protection from devastating fire and health emergencies just as all the residents of Brook Park expect from their city. Instead, West End residents were robbed of that basic need—SECURITY.

We pay our taxes like all residents. Our location from the core of the city creates obstacles with multiple rail tracks, highway 237, traffic jams at the IX center and the configuration of airport runways. Now the emergency route from the Holland Rd. station adds a mile and minutes. This longer route: Holland-Fry-Snow--#237-Aerospace Parkway is 6 miles from the central Fire Station. Firestation #2 was only 2 miles away!

Our needs are the same as Brook Park residents who live near the central fire station—safety and protection equal security. Why are our property and our very lives less valued than other Brook Park taxpayers?

Catherine McCutcheon - Brook Park

Support BCSD And Issue 2I am writing to urge my fellow Brook Park residents to support the Berea City

Schools and Issue 2.

As a parent and homeowner, I know that having schools that can provide my kids with a quality education will lead to better opportunities for them in the future. I also know that good schools help improve our community. That is precisely why I think that Issue 2 is so important.

Two of my kids have already graduated from Berea Schools, and another will graduate this year. So from the parent perspective, I know that Issue 2 will help my kids. It will make sure that their schools have good teachers, quality programs that will prepare them for college, and the safe transportation that I rely on each day.

From a homeowner perspective, I know that Issue 2 will keep Brook Park a healthy and desirable place to live and work. This will help attract and retain new families and businesses, and protect the investment I have made by supporting my property value.

I care about our schools, and our community. I know that voting FOR Issue 2 will help all of us.

Irene Joyce - Brook Park

VOTE FOR ISSUE 2It is time for Brook Park to stand

up and support Berea City Schools and Issue 2. Brook Park is a great community, and I love living here. Sure, we have our share of problems, but the schools have always been good. They are providing my

daughter Eliza with a great education, and keeping my property value up.

Let’s not forget, they’ve lost millions of dollars in funding over the past five years. If we cannot provide for our schools, and our school system begins to

decline, it’s not going to take long before people begin looking elsewhere to move their families, or open a new business.

I know that voting for Issue 2 may be a tougher decision for people without kids in Berea City Schools, but the levy

is small, and reasonable. The way I see it,

it helps all of us. That is why I’m voting

FOR Issue 2.

Jeff Duke - Brook Park

At-Large Councilmen Rick Salvatore, Carl Burgio and Tony D’Amico, along with Ward 4 Councilman Brian Higgins, trampled on the rights of the electors that proposed an ordinance through an Initiative Petition. Rather than debating the proposed ordinance, the senior members of Council made multiple amendments that stripped virtually all requirements from the ordinance.

When the petitions were submitted on July 28th, signed by 630 electors, City Council had enough time to place the ordinance on the November ballot.

The same City Council that authorized a special election for the August tax issues at a cost to the City of 30,000.00. They would not extend the same courtesy to the Petitioners even though the November election would not have cost the City any money.

Mayor Coyne said, “Our citizens will get to cast their vote on the level of service they prefer, the public facilities they demand, and the value of their own neighborhood.” The Ruple Road Fire Station was closed without a vote of our citizens.

The NFPA establishes a 5 minute response time standard to ensure high-quality fire and emergency medical protection for all citizens. A fire doubles in size and intensity every minute. Small fires not suppressed become large fires quickly. The AHA establishes that in the event of Cardiac Arrest, Brain Death begins 4 minutes after a person stops breathing.

The Fire Chief reported the acceptable standard for an emergency response is less than 5 minutes at least 90% of the time.

At the public hearing the Fire Chief told the Mayor and City Council since the closing of the Ruple Fire Station responses to that neighborhood has been less than 5 minutes only 8% of the time.

Fire Chief Reports Responses for West End: Average response times BEFORE the Station closing: 4 minutes 38 seconds Average response times AFTER the Station closing: 8 minutes 25 seconds

Based on a City report, NASA is the largest generator of revenue for the City. How does the plan affect NASA?

Before Station 2 closed the Fire Department responded to NASA within 5 minutes 40% of the time and within 6 to 10 minutes 60% of the time.

The Fire Department did not take longer than 11 minutes to respond.

After Station 2 closed the Fire Department responded to NASA within 5 minutes 0% of the time and within 6 to 10 minutes 75% of the time.

The Fire Department took longer than 11 minutes 25% of the time.

For NASA: Average response times BEFORE the Station closing: 4 minutes 47 seconds Average response times AFTER the Station closing: 9 minutes 54 seconds

Thank you. This advertisement was paid for by members of the Initiative Petition Committee.


found in Newfoundland, Canada, proving without a doubt, that a Viking settlement had been there around the year 1000. This site is now a Canadian National Park, and a United Nations Historic Site.

On May 1, 1963, the then Senator Hubert H. Humphrey entered into the Congressional Record, Volume 109, No. 64, a joint resolution to authorize the President of the United States to Proclaim October 9 of each year as Leif Erikson Day. In the resolution Senator Humphrey stated in part, “The Norse expeditions, and particularly the discovery of North America by Leif Erikson, can no longer be regarded as myths. The sources have been examined and studied too carefully for that. The time is long overdue for the recognition of Leif Erikson’s role in the discovery of the New World.” The following year Congressional hearings were held in Washington DC, at which Dr. Helge Ingstad (from Norway) attended and testified. Others at the hearings included the Past Supreme President of Sons of Norway, John Kaare Hagen, and O. G. Landsverk, Research Director, Leif Erikson Association, Inc., Los Angeles, California. An article and photo of this event was printed on page 206 of the October 1964 issue of the Sons of Norway Magazine, “Viking”. The presence of Dr. Ingstad was arranged by Sons of Norway. On September 3, 1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill proclaiming October 9 annually as Leif Erikson Day, and in that year he signed the first annual federal Leif Erikson Day Proclamation.

In order to perpetuate this event, individuals, and interested organizations

should send a letter to the U S President, and their State Governor, asking for a copy of the annual Leif Erikson Day Proclamation. Some States will not issue a Proclamation unless asked by a State resident. It is suggested that each organization form a “standing” Leif Erikson Day Committee so that this tradition is perpetuated. Each proclamation urges ALL citizens to observe this day with suitable programs, so it is not limited to Norwegians.

Leif Erikson Day is an event that all citizens have been asked to observe by the President of the United States, and by many Governors. With the new interest in Viking lore and history, and the formation of new Viking clubs, these groups can be invited to participate in future Leif Erikson Day celebrations. In order to vary the program used in school visitations, a Leif Erikson theme can be used. Children are very interested and would readily participate in a Viking era reenactment. Viking regattas, such as staged annually in Florida, draw large crowds of spectators. Several Sons of Norway lodges in Florida purchased small standard size replica Viking Ships with colorful sails. In 1993, and 2003, lodges in the Hudson Valley area of New York State joined together for the 100th, and 110th Anniversary celebrations of the 1893 voyage of Captain Andersen’s replica Gokstad Viking Ship and visit in Newburgh, New York.

Submitted by A. Norman Arntzen, member of Hartford Lodge # 3-474, Sons of Norway, Phone 973-835-1319, [email protected]. (Written in 2004, revised in 2014)

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Ohio Relay Service 711.For more election information, check our website

www.boe.cuyahogacounty.us

MY REPORT TO THE CITIZENS

One of my campaign promises to you was to stay in touch. I have used this column to do just that - perhaps more than I should. I spend a few hours on the phone with my constitutes on a daily basis. In the future I will try for more personal contact.

Some of the things I have accomplished this month:

• I called the County Board of Health about a mosquito problem and they promptly came out and put mosquito larva killing pellets in the standing water in the ditch along the railroad tracks and promised a repeat treatment.

• I went out and found six places where our seniors can meet.

• I have contacted RTA Para transit for those shut in who depended on our city bus for doctor appoints and shopping etc. Please call me for application forms.

• I have also contacted RTA for putting a bus route back in Brook Park as our circumstances have changed, and a bus route would be desirable to many people.

• I have started an adult drop in center. We will be self governing and run by volunteers. To begin, until we become established and determine a need, we will meet once a week on Thursday from 9:30am until 12:30pm. My vision is to have everyone welcomed and involved with planning. I would like to have a travel club, locally and one day trips to nearby places, groups to eat out, arts and crafts, games such as cards, bingo and WII games, exercise sessions, discussion groups, some current subjects could be the problems with senior busing, snow plowing and how to form volunteer for neighbor helping neighbor. Generally a friendly atmosphere to meet old friends and make new ones and socialize for a really good time of fellowship and friendship. Bring your own beverage and snack until we get established. October the 2nd will be our grand opening. Come for a free lunch, please call for a reservation. Pastor Oakley of Redeemer Lutheran Church has very generously offered a room 6 days a week. For now, join us on Thursday’s only from 9:30 to 12:30 at 6151 Smith Rd, in the Fellowship Hall. For further information call Jan Powers 216-676-4372 or Doug Flannery 440-934-7074.

Thank You, Jan PowersPaid for by Committee to Elect Jan Powers, Jan Powers Treasurer, 16110 Harrison Dr, 44142 216-676-4372

After millions in state and local funding cuts

After eliminating hundreds of jobs and cutting benefit costs

To keep quality and stability, Berea Schools NEED Issue 2

TODAY, HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION

IS A NECESSITY—FOR OUR KIDS,

OUR ECONOMY, OUR COMMUNITIES.

VOTE EARLY FOR ISSUE 2FOR BEREA CITY SCHOOLS

Keep our communities desirable places to live and work.

Support our property values and investments in our communities.

Attract the families and businesses our communities need.

Keep high-quality teachers who get results.

Protect valuable academic programs that colleges and employers value.

Update learning technology and textbooks that our students need.

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Paid For By Committee for Good Schools, Don DiFrancesco, Treasurer, 601 Grayton Road, Berea, OH 44017

ISSUE 2 HELPS US ALL

ISSUE 2 HELPS OUR KIDS

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