Mayfield Heights is making major strides in infrastructure and community development, ensuring residents enjoy a safe, modern, thriving city. With a focus on reinvesting in community needs, recent and upcoming capital improvement projects center on roads, sidewalks and sanitary lines.
The new Mayfield Heights Aquatic and Community Center is one of the most notable recent investments. Funded in part by a payroll tax increase, this state-of-the-art facility has quickly become a local favorite. The additional revenue also allows the city to allocate substantial funds for road repairs and other infrastructure projects.
Roads remain the city’s largest capital investment. In recent years, streets such as Commonwealth Road, Genesee Avenue, Worton Boulevard and Crestwood Road have been completely reconstructed, with old roadways replaced with durable cement surfaces.
“You really see a huge difference in the character of a neighborhood with a road repair,” says Mayor Anthony DiCicco. “The street is nice, and it filters to the homes and the whole neighborhood.”
A crucial upcoming project is the $6 million reconstruction of Marnell Avenue to address longstanding flooding concerns. The project includes enlarging and reconfiguring sanitary lines to prevent basement flooding in surrounding homes. “Hopefully, this will take some of that pressure off the individual homes and some adjacent areas as well,” says Chuck Brunello, assistant public works director for Mayfield Heights.
Mayfield Heights is making strides in pedestrian safety, too. The city is committed to a yearly sidewalk replacement program, ensuring damaged sidewalks are repaired or replaced. With 92 miles of sidewalks throughout the city, this initiative improves walkability and accessibility. “Not only is it a great facelift for the whole city, but a healthy initiative,” says DiCicco.
By investing in infrastructure improvements, Mayfield Heights is enhancing neighborhoods, increasing property values and improving residents’ quality of life. “At the end of the day, we all travel the roads,” Brunello says. “We all need to get to where we’re going safely, whether it’s home, work or just passing through.”
