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Middleburg Heights purchases land from Berea

Submitted by JTullos on Wednesday, February 22nd, 9:13 am

Middleburg Heights Mayor Gary W. Starr, with support of City Council, completed the purchase of 10.752 acres of land at the corner of Bagley and Craigmere from the Berea School District.

The land, formerly known as the C.A. Thomas property, has officially been renamed “The Middleburg Commons” by city ordinance.

The purchase of this strategically located land provides the city with a wonderful opportunity to develop the property for public use.

An extensive planning process – partnering City Council, the Administration, the Planning Commission and the public – will now begin. This will ensure that all options for the future use of “The Middleburg Commons” are carefully considered before a final use is determined.

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Berea Improvements in 2011

Submitted by JTullos on Wednesday, January 4th, 9:51 am

The City of Berea accomplished many improvements to the downtown and to neighborhoods this past year.

Some were very visible, like construction on the total replacement of the West Bridge Street Bridge. Others were behind the
scenes, like replacing water meters with new high tech digital models. Here is a partial list of some of the major changes benefiting Berea residents in 2011.

Service Department

· Crews responded to 34 emergency water breaks and more than 400 requests for sanitary sewer clean-outs.
· Road crews installed 264 yards of concrete repairs, 590 tons of asphalt repairs and 157 yards of topsoil for utility repairs.

Engineering Department

· The Beech Street Improvement Project included replacing water and sewer lines, sidewalks and aprons and a new
concrete roadway was installed.
· Sidewalks and aprons were installed on High and Pulaski streets.
· More than 25 streets were repaired with six completely resurfaced.
· URS Corp. is testing sewers in the Fair Street area and the North End to help eliminate basement flooding.

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