Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Neighbor of land planned for parking lot is appealing site variances approved by citizen boards
Two River Bend property owners continue their fight against plans for a 12-space parking lot to serve as a canoe and kayak launch point on the Cuyahoga River. Jim and Diana Sumner filed appeals Tuesday in Portage County Common Pleas Court asking the court to overturn variances granted to the Kent Parks and Recreation Department that pave the way for construction of the parking lot and pathway down to the river on park land. The parks department obtained variances first from the Kent Board of Zoning Appeals, then the Kent Board of Building Appeals. The Kent Planning Commission then granted the parks department a conditional zoning certificate to permit the project. The variances pertained to building the 12-space parking lot within 100 feet…
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Kent parks department, university will work together again on livery based in Tannery Park
The canoe and kayak livery run by Kent State University in downtown Kent is returning for the 2011 season. The Crooked River Adventures was the winning bidder to operate the livery at John Brown Tannery Park on the Cuyahoga River. Crooked River Adventures will pay the Kent Parks and Recreation Department $150 monthly, plus 5 percent of the total gross sales, to operate the livery from April 1 to Oct. 31. Kim Rufra, associate director of recreational services at Kent State, said they are discussing the option of adding guided tours and inner tube rentals this year. "Our goal this year is to continue with the same type of set-up we had last year,” Rufra said. “We still have some things that are up in the air, but we’re clearly excited about…
Event to discuss planning 'water trail' along Cuyahoga River communities
Planning for a "water trail" along the Cuyahoga River continues today with a daylong workshop to discuss ways for creating a 100-mile trail linking communities on the river. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Friends of the Crooked River, and Floyd Browne Group are sponsoring the forum, which takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the Cuyahoga Falls Natatorium. Kent Parks and Recreation Director John Idone said the forum is part of an ongoing discussion to create and promote a water trail on the river. "The idea of a water trail is an extension of the concept of a green way, where you have a green way with bike trails," Idone said. "Now the concept is blue ways where you have rivers." Idone will attend today's session with …
Brian
8:04 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
Kent has never learned that you can't please all of the people all of the time. How many well-deserving projects in this city have been delayed or altered (to their detriment) because of 4)? It's pathetic. more ›