PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF PARMA HEIGHTS, OHIO
Cuyahoga County Competitive
Municipal Grant Program

The City of Parma Heights is eligible to apply for up to $35,000 in Federal Community Development Block Grant funds administered by the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners through the Department of Development.  Funds can be used for a variety of housing, economic development and community improvement projects.  Residents are invited to attend a public hearing to voice their opinions on local housing and community development needs, or to submit opinions in writing to the address below.  A list of eligible activities and application requirements will be provided at the hearing.  The meeting will be held at Parma Heights Town Hall, 6281 Pearl Road on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.  For further information, contact Joseph E. Sebes, Director of Community & Economic Development at 440-884-9600 ext. 26.  Any persons, who wish to attend and require special accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Services Department no later than 72 hours prior to public hearing.

The Parma Heights Recreation Commission and a representative of the Parma City School District will conduct a public hearing concerning the Community Development Block Grant Parks and Recreation Initiative for 2010 regarding the creation of a fitness trail and green space at Radlick Park at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at Parma Heights Town Hall.  For further information, contact Joseph E. Sebes, Director of Community & Economic Development at 440-884-9600 ext. 26.

An Important Message on Fair Housing:  The City of Parma Heights’ official position on Fair Housing is that we are a community that is open and accessible to any and all persons without exception or exclusion. Our first Fair Housing resolution was adopted in 1968. In 1996 the City adopted a Fair Housing ordinance, which strengthened the original resolution. The Fair Housing ordinance has as its purpose to provide for Fair Housing throughout the city, to assure that all persons have full and equal opportunity to consider all available housing for themselves and their families within the city without being discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap, familial status or national origin and to promote a stable racially integrated community. Also, included in the Fair Housing ordinance has been the creation of a Fair Housing Review Board to mediate any complaints of discriminatory housing practices. The purpose of this message is to remind all of our residents of this community’s nearly forty-year history of pledging to be an open community. For information concerning Fair Housing and anti-predatory lending questions please contact Housing Development Specialist, Angela Henderson at 216-443-7260. For questions on Down Payment Assistance programs please contact Housing Development Specialist, John Spotts at 216-443-7260.