| Acreage,
land |
3560.5 |
| Acreage, water |
49.19 |
| Aging, Division
of |
Provides services for adults
age 60 and over at:
- Center East Meal Site
12400 Madison Avenue
- Kathleen and Robert Lawther Center
16024 Madison Avenue
- 24/ 7 hotline
- (216) 521-1515
Online information at: http://onelakewood.com/HumanServices/Aging/Default.aspx
. |
Alcoholics
Anonymous
241-7387 |
Call 216-241-7387 or go to http://aacleveland.com/meetings.htm to find
out where and when local meetings
are currently being held.
|
| Altitude |
670 ft. (204 m.) |
| Alzheimer's
Disease |
Alzheimer's
Disease and Related Disorders
Association, Inc.
Cleveland Area Chapter
216-721-8457
Online at: http://www.alzclv.org/ |
Animal Warden
and Shelter
1299 Metropark Dr.
529-5020
Mailing Address:
12650 Detroit
Ave.
After hour emergencies: 521-6773 |
Provides general
information regarding animal
concerns and enforces City
animal ordinances, including
impounding stray animals.
Offers a pet adoption program,
nuisance animal trapping
and dog licenses.
Animal Control Officer
on duty: Fri. through Mon.
8 am to 5 pm, Tues.
through Thurs. 8 am to
9 pm.
Shelter hours: Tues. &
Thurs. 12 pm to 6
pm, Wed., Fri., and Sat.
12 pm to 4 pm.
Learn more about the Animal
Warden and Shelter and Responsible
Pet Ownership online: http://www.onelakewood.com/PublicSafety/Police/AnimalControl.
Lakewood Animal Shelter
online: http://members.tripod.com/CCLAS/index.htm. |
| Annual
Report |
Available
at Lakewood Public Library
Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report
Reference
copy - 352.1 Lakewood |
| Architectural Review
Board |
see Building
Standards, Board of and Architectural
Review Board |
| Area |
5.57 square miles |
| Arts Festival |
The Lakewood Arts Festival,
a juried exhibition of all
media in fine arts and crafts,
is held annually on the
first Saturday in August.
For more information contact: Pat Majeski 529-6651.
Information online at:
http://www.lkwdpl.org/city/artsfest/ or http://www.lakewoodartsfest.org/ |
Beck
Center for the Arts
17801 Detroit Ave.
521-2540 |
Beck Center
for the Arts online: http://www.beckcenter.org
|
| Birth Records |
see Vital
Statistics |
| Block Club Program |
Provides basic information on Neighborhood Block Club Programs: http://www.onelakewood.com/PublicSafety/Police/BlockClub/Default.aspx# |
| Block Statistics Report |
see Census |
| Boards
and Commissions |
For information
on appointed Lakewood Boards
& Commissions: http://www.onelakewood.com/Boards_Commissions/Default.aspx. |
| Building Codes |
Available at Lakewood Public
Library
- Regional Building
Code
Reference copy - Ref 692.9
Cuyahoga
Circulating copy - 692.9
Cuyahoga
- Regional Dwelling
House Code
Reference copy - LRef 692.9
Cuyahoga
Circulating copy - 692.9
Cuyahoga |
Building,
Division of Housing and
Building
12650 Detroit Ave.
529-6270
Housing Division (1- &
2-family residences) 529-6285
Commercial Division 529-6278 |
Lakewood Division
of Housing and Building online
at: http://www.onelakewood.com/PublicSafety/Housing_Building/Default.aspx#.
see also Ombudsman |
| Building Permit Information |
City of Lakewood Home Improvement Guide: http://www.onelakewood.com/PublicSafety/Housing_Building/HomeImprovementGuide.aspx |
| Building
Standards, Board of and Architectural
Review Board, Sign Review |
Board Meeting
Minutes are available at Lakewood
Public Library. They are located
in the second floor Lakewood
Pamphlet File under “Lakewood
- Board of Building Standards.”
Information about the Board
of Building Standards and
meeting agenda online at:
http://www.onelakewood.com/Boards_Commissions/BuildingStandards.aspx#. |
| Bus Lines |
Regional Transit Authority
(RTA) Routes #326, #70, #86,
#25B/W, #55SX, #46/46F, #50,
#45 reach or pass through
Lakewood. Route #804,
the Community Circulator,
is a neighborhood loop service.
Its route includes the city's
major activity centers and
it also connects with main
line service along the route.
Call the RTA Answerline
at 216-621-9500 or visit
online: http://www.riderta.com/.
Schedules are available
online and in the Community
Room on the first floor
of Lakewood Public Library. |
| Calendar |
http://www.onelakewood.com/Events.aspx |
| Census |
Available at Lakewood Public
Library
- Block statistics for
1990 are in
Census Tracts and BNA’s
- Cleveland, OH PMSA
Ready Reference copy - 304.60973
Census
- Lakewood Population
& Housing Data - 1990
Census Summary Tape File
3 - prepared by NODIS,
Cleveland State University
Ready Reference copy - section
312
see also Population |
| Census Tracts |
Census tract boundary maps
are available at the second
floor Reference Desk, Lakewood
Public Library. |
Chamber of
Commerce
16017 Detroit Ave.
226-2900 |
Lakewood Chamber
of Commerce online: http://www.lakewoodchamber.org. |
| Charter |
The Second Amended Charter
of the City of Lakewood online:
http://www.onelakewood.com/CityCouncil/CityCharter.aspx. |
Childhood,
Early, Division of
17400 Northwood Ave.
521-0001 |
Lakewood Division
of Early Childhood online:
http://www.onelakewood.com/HumanServices/EarlyChildhood/Default.aspx. |
Christian
Service Center, Lakewood
1412 Marlowe Ave.
226-6466 |
An ecumenical
effort of Lakewood churches,
civic groups, individuals,
businesses, the City of Lakewood
and Lakewood municipal organizations.
Offers: emergency food,
job search assistance and
job development and coaching,
advocacy, referral, education
and support, referrals to
social service agencies, and
limited case management services. Online
at: http://www.lcsclakewood.org/
. |
| Churches |
38 churches represent 19
faith groups in Lakewood.
Not all faith groups have
actual places of worship in
Lakewood. Click here
to learn more about Lakewood
Faiths |
| Cinema |
Lakewood High School Yearbook
Available at Lakewood
Public Library at the second
floor Reference Desk. For
years held, ask librarian.
To inquire about copies
available to purchase, contact
the Lakewood City Schools
Alumni at 216-529-4033. |
| City
Council |
Seven council
members (3 at-large and
1 for each of the 4 wards).
Term: 4 years.
Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays
at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall
(recess in August)
Council Meeting Dockets are
available at Lakewood Public
Library. They are located
in the second floor Lakewood
Pamphlet File under "Lakewood
Council Dockets" (1 year back
file).
Current docket online at:
http://www.onelakewood.com/CityCouncil/DocketAgendas.aspx
Council meeting minutes online
at: http://www.onelakewood.com/CityCouncil/Minutes.aspx with older minutes at http://www.lkwdpl.org/city/cc/minutes.htm.
Lakewood City Council
online at: http://www.onelakewood.com/CityCouncil/Default.aspx. |
City Hall
12650 Detroit Ave.
521-7580
Fax: 521-1379
|
In 1911, the Lakewood community
purchased the Tegardine House
at the corner of Detroit and
Warren for a City Hall. In
1920, it moved to the Robert
R. Rhodes home in the newly
acquired Lakewood Park. In
1959, the city replaced its
aging city hall in Lakewood
Park with a new municipal
building at Detroit and Alameda.
From Jim and Susan Borchert's
Lakewood:
The First Hundred Years (1989)
|
| City Services Guide |
http://onelakewood.com/pdf/Guide_To_City_Services.pdf |
Civic Auditorium
14100 Franklin Ave.
529-4074 |
Dedicated in 1955, the Lakewood
Civic Auditorium was the first
home of the Great Lakes Shakespeare
Festival. Interior renovations
were completed in 1986.
Civic Auditorium online at:
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/civicaud/. |
Civil Service
Commission
529-6040 |
Conducts
exams for the City and Board
of Education to determine
the merit and fitness for
positions in classified
service. Conducts hearings,
rules on transfers, reclassifications,
placement of positions in
proper classification, provisional
appointments, etc.
Lakewood Civil Service
Commission online at: http://www.onelakewood.com/Boards_Commissions/CivilService.aspx. |
| Clubs and
organizations |
Click here
for a list of Clubs and Organizations
in Lakewood. |
| Commissions |
see Boards
and Commissions |
Community
Development, Division of
12900 Madison Ave.
529-HOME (4663) |
Offers programs
to help residents and businesses
maintain property values and
improve the appearance of
the community. The
Division of Community Development
online at: http://www.onelakewood.com/Development/CommunityDevelopment/Default.aspx |
| Community Profile |
Click here
for a profile of the Lakewood
community. See also the U.S.
Department of Housing and
Urban Development Office of
Community Planning and Development
Consolidated
Plan Executive Summary. |
| Congressional District,
U.S. |
10 |
| Congressional
Districts, U.S., Map |
U.S. Congressional Districts online: http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/upload/elections/maps/OEcongressDist.pdf |
| Congressional
Representatives, U.S. |
All of Ohio is
represented by 2 U.S. Senators:
Lakewood is represented by
1 U.S. Representative:
- Dennis
J. Kucinich [D]
14400 Detroit Ave., Lakewood,
OH 44107
228-8850/Fax: 228-6465
- DC Mail: United
States House of Representatives
1730 LHOB, Washington,
D.C. 20515
(202) 225-5871 Fax (202)
225-5745
|
OSU Extension, Cuyahoga County
9127 Miles Rd.
429-8200
E-mail
cuya@ag.ohio-state.edu |
Services include
horticulture and garden advisory
service, home economics, nutrition,
and food preparation advisory
service, family budget counseling,
consultations for the commercial
horticulture industry and
natural resource education
including the 4-H Clubs for
youth. Provides publications,
talks to groups, training
for leaders, and consultations
to community groups, civic
organizations, government
and industry related to horticulture,
home economics and natural
resources. Click
here
to learn more about the
Ohio State University Extension Service. |
Courts
- Municipal Court
529-6700 |
Hears civil cases up to
$15,000 and small claims cases
up to $3,000, also hears traffic
and criminal cases and enforces
eviction and housing violations.
Lakewood Municipal Court
online: http://www.lakewoodcourtoh.com/. |
Cuyahoga Plan of Ohio,
Inc.
621-4525 |
Serves as an organization
striving to end discriminatory
housing practices, to desegregate
neighborhoods and to maintain
already integrated neighborhoods.
Operates a housing information
service and publishes Westshore
Communities Apartment Guide. |
| Day
Care and Nursery Schools |
Local facilities
include 14 child care centers,
12 preschools, 4 Head Start
programs and many home care
providers. Adult care is available
at A New Day Care Center,
216-226-7776, for persons
with Alzheimer's and dementia
related disorders. Listing
of Lakewood Child Care Centers
licensed by the Ohio Department
of Human Services online:
http://www.onelakewood.com/pdf/2009_EChildhood_ResourceDir_rev011609.pdf.
See also, Ohio Child Care
Center Directory: http://www.odjfs.state.oh.us/cdc/query.asp. |
| Death Records |
see Vital
Statistics |
| Department Heads, City
Departments |
Jennifer Pae, Director
of Finance
Nora L. Hurley, Director of
Law
Nathan J. Kelly, Director
of Planning & Development
Joseph J. Beno, Director
of Public Works
Dottie Buckon, Director
of Human Services
Jean Yousefi, Director of Human Resourse
|
| Departments,
City, list and description
of |
City Departments online
at: http://www.onelakewood.com/Departments.aspx.
see Finance,
Department of
see Human
Services, Department of
see Law,
Department of
see Planning
& Development, Department
of
see Public
Safety, Department of
see Public
Works, Department of |
| Development Programs,
description of |
see Community
Development, Division of |
| Early
Settler Sculpture |
On front of Civic Auditorium
at Lakewood High School -
Artist, Victor Schreckengost.
(Ohioana Quarterly,
Fall, 1958, page 81). See
Lakewood Civic Auditorium
online: http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/civicaud/.
See also, Lakewood History:
http://www.lkwdpl.org/history/civicauditorium.html#20:4.
Pictured at: http://www.lkwdpl.org/lhs/earlysettler.jpg. |
| Education |
- 7 Elementary Schools
K-5
- 2 Middle Schools
6-8
- 1 High School 9-12
- 2008-2009 enrollment:
5,867
- Student/teacher ratio:
24/1
- 6 private schools
see also School
District
Lakewood City Schools online:
http://www.lakewoodcityschools.org/ |
Education, Board of
Administrative Office:
1470 Warren Rd.
529-4000 |
Current
members of the Board of
Education are: Edward Favre, Betsy Bergen Shaughnessy, Linda Beebe, Matthew John Markling and John Kamkutis.
Check the Lakewood City Schools website for upcoming board meetings at: http://www.lakewoodcityschools.org/districtBoardEd.aspx
Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Education for the Lakewood City Schools and the minutes of past board meetings are available in the Reference Department of the Main Library. Lakewood Board of Education online at:
http://www.lakewoodcityschools.org/districtBoardEd.aspx |
| Electrical Code |
Available at Lakewood Public
Library
National
Electrical Code Handbook
Reference copy - REF 621.30202
National 2005
Circulating copy - 621.30202
National 2002 |
Employment Services
226-6466 |
see (Lakewood)
Christian Service Center,
Lakewood.
See also West Shore Lakewood
Job Board online at: http://www.lkwdpl.org/jobboard/. |
Engineering Division
529-6805 |
Provides engineering
and technical services,
construction administration,
inspection and quality assurance
for all City construction
projects.
Lakewood Division of Engineering
and Construction online
at: http://www.onelakewood.com/PublicWorks/Engineering_Construction/. |
ESL (English as a Second
Language) Program
Lakewood Adult Basic &
Literacy Education
529-4240 or 529-4081 |
English classes
for those who wish to learn
English for citizenship,
employment or simple communication.
Beginning and advanced levels
of instruction are offered.
Lakewood Adult Basic &
Literacy Education online
at: http://www.lakewoodrecreation.com/. |
| Faith
Groups |
Description of 19 faiths
represented in Lakewood online
at http://www.lkwdpl.org/city/faith.htm. |
| Federal Student Aid |
see Student
Loan Forms |
Finance,
Department of
529-6090 |
Runs the daily finance
operation of the City, maintains
accurate accounts, receives
payments and pays vendor
bills. Prepares and
monitors the budgets for
the City's General Fund,
Special Revenue Funds, Enterprise
Funds, Debt Retirement and
Capital Improvements. Executes
purchasing and contracting
function for all city equipment,
services, supplies, maintenance
and construction.INFORMATION
SYSTEMS provides automation
support for all City departments
and maintains the phone
system and radio equipment.
Lakewood Finance Department
online at: http://www.onelakewood.com/Finance/Default.aspx. |
Fire Department
529-6656 |
Lakewood has 3 fire stations.
Lakewood Division of Fire online at: http://www.onelakewood.com/PublicSafety/Fire/Default.aspx##. |
GED Program
Lakewood Adult Basic &
Literacy Education
529-4240 or 529- 4081 |
GED Preparation: Individualized
programs of study are tailored
to meet the specific needs
of each student. Call for
class times.
GED Testing Dates: The
GED Test is administered
in Cuyahoga County and at
over 80 locations throughout
Ohio. Call for specific
registration information.
For additional information,
see the current booklet of
the Lakewood Board of Education,
Adult Education and Recreation
Department, online at: http://www.lakewoodrecreation.com/. |
| Golden Buckeye
Cards |
Applications are taken at
the first floor Circulation
Desk, Lakewood Public Library.
See GoldenBuckeye.com at http://www.goldenbuckeye.com/. |
| Government - departments |
see Departments,
City, list and description
of |
| Government,
form of |
Lakewood operates under
a City Charter that provides
for a Mayor/Council form of
Government. see also
Mayor
see also City
Council |
| Handicapped |
To receive a parking placard,
apply through a physician
to the State of Ohio. See
the Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle
Laws at the Reference Desk
or online at: http://www.state.oh.us/odps/division/bmv/EngDigest.pdf. |
| Health Services |
Links to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health website: http://www.ccbh.net/ccbh/opencms/CCBH/index.html |
| HEAP |
Home Energy Assistance Program
(HEAP) forms are available
at the first floor Circulation
Desk, Lakewood Public Library.
Print form online at: http://dsas.cuyahogacounty.us/HEAP.htm |
| High School - colors |
purple and gold |
| High School - team name |
Rangers |
| High School Yearbook |
see Cinema |
Historical
Society
14710 Lake Ave.
221-7343 e-mail
lkwdhist@bge.net |
Operates the Oldest Stone
House. Its hours are 2-5 p.m.
on Sunday and 1-4 p.m. on
Wednesday (closed December
and January ). There is no
admission fee and special
tours are arranged on request.
The Historical Society
has slides of most of Lakewood
Public Library's photographs
and some early maps. Slides
are not lent, but the society
will arrange for their duplication
for a fee. There is a library
also.
Lakewood Historical Society
online at http://www.lakewoodhistory.org/. |
| Histories |
Circulating and reference
books about the history of
Lakewood are available at
Lakewood Public Library. They
are located on the second
floor in the 977.132 section.
These include:
- The most reliable and
complete history, although
not up-to-date, is Margaret
M. Butler’s The Lakewood
Story (1949)
Reference copy - RREF 977.132
Butler
Circulating copies - 977.132
188 and 977.132 Butler
- There is also a newer
pictorial history by Jim
and Susan Borchert, Lakewood,
The First Hundred Years
(1989)
Reference copy - RREF 977.132
Borchert
Circulating copy- 977.132
173 & 977.132 Borchert
- For a listing of additional
local history resources
at the Lakewood Public
Library, see Roena's
Page.
Click here
for a brief history of Lakewood.
Click here
to visit the Lakewood Lore
page for brief articles on
Lakewood history by local
historian Dan Chabek. |
Home Improvement
Loan Programs
Division of Community Development
529-4663 |
Programs offered
by the Division of Community
Development (Online at http://www.onelakewood.com/Development/CommunityDevelopment/Default.aspx). |
HOME Program
529-6637 |
The Lakewood
first time home buyer HOME
Program provides one of the
best mortgage financing packages
available to qualified Lakewood
residents. Lakewood
HOME Program online at http://www.onelakewood.com/Development/HousingPrograms.aspx.
Requires completion of
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development Lead-Based
Paint Visual Assessment
Training online at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/training/visualassessment/h00100.htm |
Hospital
Lakewood Hospital
14519 Detroit Avenue
521-4200 |
Lakewood Hospital is a 400-bed
acute care facility including
emergency and express care.
Lakewood Hospital online:
http://www.lakewoodhospital.org/. |
| Housing, Division of |
see Building,
Division of Housing and |
| Housing Units |
- Number of Housing Units:
28,462 (2000)
- 54.8% of housing units
are renter occupied, 45.2%
are owner occupied and
6.1% are vacant.
- Median Price: $117,900
|
| Human Resources |
http://www.onelakewood.com/HumanResources/Default.aspx |
Human
Services, Department of
529-6685 |
Lakewood Division
of Human Services online:
http://www.onelakewood.com/HumanServices/Default.aspx. |
| Ice
Skating |
Indoor rink at Winterhurst (Serpentini Arena),
14740 Lakewood Heights Boulevard,
529-4400. |
| Incorporated
- as city |
January 1, 1911 From
Early Days of Lakewood
Available at Lakewood Public
Library
Reference copy - RREF 977.132
Daughters |
| Incorporated - as hamlet |
August 31, 1889 |
| Incorporated - as village |
May 4, 1903 |
| Job
Placement226-6466 |
see Christian
Service Center, Lakewood |
