Chamber of
Commerce held
on Wednesday, August
20, at the Beachwood
High School,
where attendees
heard the "State of
the Community"
presentation.
Police Keith Winebrenner, Law
Director Brian Reali, Econom-
ic Development Director Jim
Doutt and Superintendent Dr.
Richard Markwardt.
standing of the City, its past
accomplishments, current
projects, and "Vision for 2014
and Beyond."
key highlights:
saved $3.2 million as a result
of its litigation efforts vs.
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer
District (NEORSD).
generate 150 to 200 new jobs.
Beachwood Place is currently
the largest taxpayer supporting
our schools.
implementing a city-wide fiber
optic network.
merce Park business district.
Construction of a connector
road to connect this district
with Chagrin Highlands is un-
der consideration.
$9.9 million.
newly appointed chief of
police, Keith Winebrenner,
each had an opportunity to
introduce themselves to the
community as part of Mayor
Gorden's presentation.
spoke about the city's devel-
opment efforts. Since 2007,
despite the great recession,
Beachwood has seen over $900
million in new capital invest-
ments, bringing in nearly 3,400
new, full-time jobs.
as a thriving commercial hub,
with nearly 3,000 businesses
and more than 100,000 people
visiting each day. Beachwood
has a well-earned reputation
as a great place to live, work
and do business. At Beachwood
City Hall, we set out each day to
reinforce that reputation."
will be conducted in coop-
eration with the Cuyahoga
County Planning Commission,
saying, "We will soon embark
on an ambitious effort to craft
a five-year master plan that will
synthesize and summarize the
city's vision and broad goals;
conduct a community survey
to capture the viewpoints of
residents and businesses; and
review current market condi-
tions, demographics, transpor-
tation networks, tax base, etc."
progressive, aggressive and
proactive and to build upon
the strong foundation that is
already in place.
state of the district. He started
off by saying that our schools
financially stable.
wood's students thrive, excel-
ling in the areas of academics,
the arts and athletics, all of
which have been represented in
state and national competitions
this past school year. An in-
creasing number of educational
opportunities are available to
Beachwood students, both in
and outside of the traditional
classroom. The Beachwood
community and its schools have
been recognized as one of the
top communities in the nation
for their support of the arts.
National School to Watch, a
status it first achieved in 2008.
A rising number of Beachwood
High School students are en-
rolled in Advanced Placement
courses for which they can
receive college credit. In the
2013-2014 school year, high
school student enrollment in
Advanced Placement courses
rose by 48 percent.
universities are being of-
fered. The University Hospi-
talsBeachwood High School
students with an interest in
medicine and the CSUBeach-
wood High School Design and
Innovation Program for those
interested in engineering.
is the district's attention to the
needs of the individual student ,"
Dr. Markwardt said. "Our district
is often referred to as a "family,"
a label that is earned. Nobody is
a mere number in Beachwood.
It is that personal attention to
individual needs that drives our
curriculum, our programs, our
instruction, and our extra-cur-
ricular opportunities. It is an at-
titudinal quality that few public
school districts can demonstrate
to the same degree."
Schools' AAA credit rating. Under
the direction of Beachwood
Schools treasurer Michele Mills,
the district refinanced the Build
America bonds, which were used
to pay for a portion of the high
school renovation process. This
refinancing saved Beachwood
taxpayers more than $2.3 million
dollars.
educational programs require
Beachwood Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cindy Caldwell
and Police Chief Keith Winebrenner. Standing: Law Director Brian Re-
ali, Superintendent Dr. Richard Markwardt and Mayor Merle S. Gorden.