FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 -or-
PAULETTE WELCH - 216-635-3205
Cleveland Metroparks is continuing the process of strategic
planning, Cleveland Metroparks 2020: The Emerald Necklace
Centennial Plan. The plan will assist in setting the vision to
guide future decision-making and priorities for the Park District's
operation in the next decade. Additionally, the plan will establish
a foundation for Cleveland Metroparks next century of service and
natural resources conservation, and sustainability for future
generations.
Cleveland Metroparks invites the public to participate in this
process through a series of public open houses in April and May in
a drop-by format for specific reservations/properties.
The April and May Public Open Houses are as follows:
� Tuesday, April 3 - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Garfield Park
Nature Center - located off Mill Creek Lane, off the
Broadway Avenue entrance of Garfield Park Reservation in Garfield
Heights.
Reservations to be covered: Bedford, Garfield Park and Ohio
& Erie Canal reservations
� Thursday, April 5- 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at North Chagrin
Nature Center - located off Buttermilk Falls Parkway, off the
Sunset Lane entrance of North Chagrin Reservation, off SOM Center
Road/Route 91 in Mayfield Village.
Reservations to be covered: Euclid Creek, North Chagrin and
South Chagrin reservations
� Tuesday, April 10 - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Rocky River Nature
Center - located at 24000 Valley Parkway in Rocky River
Reservation, north of Cedar Point Road in North Olmsted.
Reservations to be covered: Big Creek, Mill Stream Run and Rocky
River reservations.
� Thursday, April 12 - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Look About
Lodge - located at 37374 Miles Road in South Chagrin
Reservation, between SOM Center Road/Route 91 and Chagrin River
Road in Bentleyville.
Reservations to be covered: North Chagrin and South Chagrin
reservations.
� Monday, April 16 - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lake Erie Nature &
Science Center - located at 28728 Wolf Road in Huntington
Reservation, in Bay Village.
Reservations to be covered: Bradley Woods, Huntington and Rocky
River reservations.
� Wednesday, April 25 - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Brecksville
Nature Center - located off Chippewa Creek Drive, off the Route
82 entrance of Brecksville Reservation in Brecksville.
Reservations to be covered: Bedford, Brecksville, Hinckley and
Mill Stream Run reservations.
� Tuesday, May 8 - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ledge Lake Pool
Building in Hinckley Reservation - located off Ledge Road in
Hinckley Reservation, between Kellogg and State roads in Hinckley
Township.
Reservations to be covered: Hinckley Reservation
� Thursday, May 17 - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at CanalWay Center
- located on Whittlesey Way, off the East 49th Street entrance of
Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, between Grant Avenue and Canal
Road in Cuyahoga Hts.
Reservations to be covered: Big Creek, Brecksville, Brookside,
Ohio & Erie Canal, Washington, and West Creek reservations.
� Thursday, May 24 - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at CanalWay Center
- located on Whittlesey Way, off the East 49th Street entrance of
Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, between Grant Avenue and Canal
Road in Cuyahoga Hts.
Reservations to be covered: Euclid and Huntington
reservations. and Areas to be covered: Cleveland Lakefront Nature
Preserve, Lakefront, Towpath Trail
Staff will be on hand to answer questions and take comments at
each open house. Maps and materials on the reservations/properties
covered at each location will also be available
These open houses are a follow-up to public meetings held around
the Park District last year which included a presentation by
Cleveland Metroparks staff about the existing conditions of the
specific reservations as well as small group discussions and a
summary session to end the evening.
For more information, call 216-635-3238, or visit online at
clevelandmetroparks.com for additional information on the planning
progress and progress updates (click on �What's New�).
Join the process of planning for the Park District's future by
attending public open houses in Cleveland Metroparks - part of
your life, naturally.
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