Recently, Tim DeGeeter, the mayor of Parma, outlined what he sees as the projects the city will tackle in the coming year. These include rebranding the city center, repaving streets and roads, and testing new software to be used by the city.
In 2014, a task force recommended that the town center should be rebranded as the Crossroads of Parma, DeGeeter noted. The effort will continue this year with public meetings planned until the project is finished, which could be sometime this summer. The area being considered as the town's Crossroads includes the Anthony C. Zielinski Park, the Parma branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library system, and the Parma City Hall.
Parma has two major road projects coming up as well. The first is to resurface Ridge Road between the North Royalton border and Pleasant Valley Road. The city is also considering repaving Pleasant Valley Road between Broadview and State roads. This will be the last part of the busy road to be repaved.
The city is also going to implement new software that will allow residents to apply for permit online, and pay for them the same way. DeGeeter says the program is cloud-based, and should make dealing with the permitting process easier for residents.
Projects like this are important to many, so officials could work with a newsletter printing company to share accurate information with residents.
