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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

What Questions Do You Have About the Graham Road Widening Project?

Those questions could be answered during a public hearing Wednesday night at Stow City Hall.

There's been a lot of debate, discussion and disputes about the Graham Road widening project happening in Stow and Cuyahoga Falls.  Tonight, there is a public forum scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. at Stow City Hall. The project, which officials say is to improve the road to make it safer to drive on and to stop traffic congestion in some areas, will cost $5 million. The project is federally funded and the remaining engineering fees will be split between Falls and Stow. This is the second public meeting about the project. Click here for video coverage of the first meeting.  "ODOT is requiring the second meeting as part of an environmental impact study because of public outcry over a portion of the project in front of Krieger’s Health Foods …

bntgrare

1:54 am on Thursday, September 6, 2012

Because I know we have so many fanatics around Louis Vuitto USA, I couldn’t resist posting these first looks at the Louis Vuitton Spring 2012 ad campaign from Louis Vuitto Online Store. If you followed a few months ago, you probably could have guessed how this campaign would look – pale, precious and ever so sweet. The brand tapped Steven Meisel to shoot Daria Strokous and Kati Nescher in the …   more ›

Thursday, August 11, 2011

More Money for the Graham Road Project?

City Council will discuss tacking on an additional $60,000 to the project.

Will Stow City Council approve spending an additional $60,000 on the Graham Road widening project tonight? “This will be our second amendment to the original ordinance that was passed back in 2009,” Kosco said Monday. “Specifically what ODOT is asking for is a alternative matrix be created ... and what that means is the consultant for the cities would put together a matrix or a presentation [explaining] why we’re widening on one particular side of the road versus another side.”  Basically, ODOT wants to know why land would be taken from one side of the road and not the other. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that "Kosco said the requirement from ODOT is a result of public outcry and tension over the project." Read the full story on www.…

Niko Bellic

10:01 pm on Saturday, August 13, 2011

I don't see the reason for widening the road. I think anything that may interfere with business to these store fronts is a very bad idea.   more ›

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

ODOT Widens Details for Graham Road Widening Project

Find out what information the Ohio Department of Transportation is seeking now.

The bulk of Monday’s Stow City Council meeting was devoted to the Graham Road widening plan, which has run into opposition from some property owners on Graham Road. Most noticeably against the project is Krieger’s Health Food Market at Graham and Wyoga Lake Roads, near the Stow and Cuyahoga Falls city lines. Stow Senior Engineer Brad Kosco said the Ohio Department of Transportation has requested new details for the widening project. “This will be our second amendment to the original ordinance that was passed back in 2009,” Kosco said. “Specifically what ODOT is asking for is a alternative matrix be created ... and what that means is the consultant for the cities would put together a matrix or a presentation [explaining] why we’re widening …

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