Mayfield Heights to consider grant for ADA trail at City Park

NewsMayfield Heights City Council is expected to consider applying for an Ohio NatureWorks Grant to help fund construction of an ADA-accessible trail at City Park during a special meeting Tuesday.Jeff PiorkowskiBy Kaylee Remington, cleveland.comAdvance Local Express DeskMAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Mayfield Heights City Council is expected to consider applying for state funding to help build an Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible trail in the city’s park during a special meeting Tuesday.The resolution, if passed, would allow Mayfield Heights Mayor Diane Snider to apply for a NatureWorks Grant from the state of Ohio to help fund the ADA Trail Development project at City Park.The NatureWorks Grant Program is funded through the Ohio Parks and Natural Resources Bond Issue, which Ohio voters approved in 1993. The program reimburses local governments for up to 75% of eligible costs to acquire, develop and rehabilitate public parks and recreational areas. Since its inception, the program has helped fund more than 2,300 park projects across all 88 Ohio counties.City Park, located at 1533 Chelmsford Road, serves as Mayfield Heights’ primary municipal park and offers a variety of recreational amenities, including playgrounds; baseball and softball fields; tennis and pickleball courts; bocce courts; two pavilions; a gazebo and restroom facilities. The proposed ADA-accessible trail would add to those amenities by improving access for residents of all abilities and aligns with the city’s ongoing efforts to enhance its park system.Council is also expected to address other matters at Tuesday’s meeting, including a vote on an agreement with GPD Group to provide architectural and engineering services for renovations to the police department’s locker rooms.Additionally, Council plans to consider donating a retired police Chevrolet Tahoe to the SPAN SWAT Team; partnering with Lyndhurst on resurfacing Mayfield Road and taking additional steps related to an upcoming state rehabilitation project on the roadway.Members also will vote on replacing the city’s current arterial traffic signal system with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Centracs Cloud Traffic Signal System.Kaylee Remington joined cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer in 2016 and is the news organization's Cuyahoga County suburban cities reporter, focusing on the communities surrounding Cleveland. Her reporting...