The Week in Review: School Budget Worries, Rain, Rain, Memorial Day Preparation

Continuing series of rain and thunderstorms caused flooding and some other problems during the week, especially Wednesday’s thunderstorms. The weather seems to finally have broken its soggy cycle in time for Memorial Day, but the ground is still saturated.  

• The Brecksville-Broadview Heights Board of Education spent much of its Monday meeting discussing the finances of the school district. A failed levy earlier this month and expected reduction in state support complicate financial matters for the district.

• Police were called to the playground near the Community Center a couple of times responding to reports of graffiti and other vandalism or pranks. The graffiti makers depicted cartoon character SpongeBob Squarepants. Police are keeping a closer eye on the park area for a while. SpongeBob pranksters beware.

• High water continued to plague Riverview Road near Vaughn Road as the rain kept coming last week. Wednesday’s thunderstorm caused some power outages, but other parts of Northeast Ohio were much harder hit.  

• Brecksville city workers spent much of the week preparing for Monday’s Memorial Day holiday and parade. Monday’s parade starts at City Hall and ends at the cemetery on Highland Drive.

• Patch profiled Matt and Shirley Harper, owners of the Creekside Bar and Restaurant, who told how they changed the menu and style from burgers and shakes to suit the more sophisticated tastes of their clientele. It’s the secret to success since they opened the doors in 1992.