Monthly Archives: May 2019

Residents question Pulte plan’s density of houses, impact on schools

26 May
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Chagrin Valley Today: More about the Pulte development plan for Cedar Fair property. Aurora residents have expressed concerns about the environmental impact, concentration of houses and possible effect on the school district at a presentation by Pulte at the city Planning Commission on their plans for development of some of the former Sea World site.  Read more about it here.

Pulte has proposed a conceptual development plan with 321 homes, offices, retail stores and walking paths on about 247 acres of the former Cedar Fair property.  Read post.

Amidst recycling woes local communities consider trash hauler consolidation

4 May
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As recycling options become increasingly limited in many local communities due to the disruptions in the global recycling market, proposals in South Russel and Bainbridge townships call for considering consolidation of trash haulers.  The thinking is that consolidating trash hauling contractors to a single contractor for the community may offer more recycling options such as curbside recycling and reduce trash truck traffic, but it could also reduce competition for trash hauling.  Read more about the proposals: in South Russel township here and in Bainbridge township here.  Please let us know your thoughts by posting comments below (login required).

Here are some references where you can read about the disruptions in the global recycling market and how they are leading to recycling woes in local communities:

Market forces put America’s recycling industry in the dumps

U.S. Recycling Woes Pile Up as China Escalates Ban

Malaysia bans import of plastic recycling scrap