The Rivers Edge Community Website
Community news and articles of interest
The City of Aurora is planning to buy Geauga Lake and 40 acres of lakefront land that was once the SeaWorld property in what the city is calling “the opportunity of a lifetime”.
Plans are still being finalized but the vision is to redevelop the property into a public park.
More details and drawings here and here. Conceptual drawings can be viewed at the city’s website www.auroraoh.com
Notable dates in 2023 for Bainbridge Township can be viewed in this flyer. Household trash such as old computers, electronics, furniture, grills etc can be dropped off at the Bainbridge Service Department Auxiliary lot from May 1 – 6 (7:30 am to noon) – Bainbridge residents only. More details are in the flyer.
Seniors can arrange for their household trash to be picked up May 1 – 3 (8:00am to 2:30pm). Senior MUST be registered by the Geauga County Departments of Aging to be placed on the pick up list. The deadline to register is April 24. See flyer for details on how to register.
Chagrin Valley Today, February 10, 2022 – Development is underway by Vision Development Inc on the site of the former Geauga Lake property. It will bring the first complex devoted to apartments in Bainbridge Township. The overall development is expected to eventually also include offices and restaurants.
Read the full article here.
Chagrin Valley Today, Nov 14, 2021 – Bainbrigde Township Board of Trustees have unanimously approved a site plan to build apartments on the former Geauga Lake property.
Read the full article here.
The Bainbridge Recycling Center located at 17800 Haskins Road (by the Bainbridge Service Department) accepts a wide range of recyclable materials including glass (bottles and jars), plastics and cans.
There are also bins for cardboard (boxes must be flattened).
You can drop off trash such as old batteries, computers, electronics, lawn mowers and many more items during Bainbridge Townships Trash Drop-Off days in April. The township will also pick up trash for seniors. Details are at this Bainbridge Township site.
Chagrin Valley Today, February 25, 2021: Bainbridge Township may set the tome for multifamily residential units in Geauga county but would like extensive discussion on fire safety and prevention on such a development.
Read the full CVT article here.
Chagrin Valley Today, February 18, 2021 – At a recent Township meeting, trustees were not able to share everything in the works between Bainbridge and the developer ICP for the Geauga Lake property, but they addresses residents’ concerns and gave insight to their vision for the property.
Read the full CVT article here.
Cleveland Plain Dealer Nov 17, 2020 and Chagrin Valley Today Nov 22, 2020: The new development on the former Geauga Lake property, which adjoins the Rivers Edge Community includes housing and retail space and is also planned to showcase the amusement park’s history and evoke the nostalgia that many still feel about it.
You can read the articles which include preliminary illustrations of the mixed-use development at the following links:
Plain Dealer article 11-17-20 and Chagrin Valley Today 11-22-20
Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 3 2020: The sale has closed on 377 acres of the former Geauga Lake amusement park that adjoins the Rivers Edge Development. The area which will be dubbed “The Geauga Lake District” will include retail, restaurant and office space in addition to 300 housing units.
Read the full Plain Dealer article here.