New court hours set for paying traffic fines
The Criminal-Traffic Division of the Stow Municipal Court Clerks Office will close to the public one hour earlier on weekdays, beginning April 5, when the hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Until then, the hours will be continue to be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
According to Clerk of Courts Lisa Zeno Carano, the public can conduct Criminal-Traffic related business during these hours. This includes waivers of traffic violations, payment plan transactions and posting bonds on warrants.
Waiverable tickets can be paid by credit card over the phone by calling 330-564-4110 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. When making payments by mail, please include the payment by check or money order along with the copy of the ticket to: Stow Municipal Court, c/o Criminal/Traffic Clerk, 4400 Courthouse Blvd., Stow 44224.
For more information, call 330-564-4110.
The change in hours impacts the Criminal-Traffic Division only.
The public hours of the clerk's Civil-Small Claims Division will remain from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The Clerk of Courts Office of the Stow Municipal Court serves the following communities:
Boston Heights, Boston Township, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Macedonia, Munroe Falls, Northfield, Northfield Center Township, Peninsula, Reminderville, Sagamore Hills Township, Silver Lake, Stow, Tallmadge, Twinsburg and Twinsburg Township.
Roadwork may close crossing on Bike & Hike Trail
Continuing until Oct. 1, contractors for the city of Stow will be completing roadwork on Seasons Road between Wyoga Lake and Allen roads, which may affect the Metro Parks district's 33.5-mile Bike & Hike Trail in one location.
Though officials expect the Bike & Hike Trail and all parking lots to remain open during the work, there could be times when the crossing at Seasons Road may need to be temporarily closed. Signs will be posted to notify visitors, who can also get updates on the park district's Facebook page, linked from summitmetroparks.org.
For more information, call 330-867-5511, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Recyclables help plant trees
In an effort to assist the city of Stow's Urban Forestry Department in bringing the city closer to a more beautiful and "greener" environment, a paper recycling container has been placed at 5070 Stow Road.
Funds generated from this container will be used to purchase trees that will be planted during Arbor Day activities at several Stow elementary schools and within various open space properties owned by the city of Stow.
The following items will be accepted: Newspaper, mail, catalogs, phone books, magazines, brown paper bags, office paper, cardboard, hard and soft bound books and shredded paper (bagged). Items not being accepted are: plastics (any type), Styrofoam, metal, glass, trash and aluminum.
For more information, contact Sue Mottl, landscape arborist, at 330-689-5120.
Upcoming meetings
The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education will meet March 8 at 6 p.m. at Highland Elementary, 1843 Graham Road in Stow.
Munroe Falls City Council committees will meet March 9 at 6:30 p.m. at city hall, 43 Munroe Falls Ave.
The finance committee of Stow City Council will meet March 8 at 5:30 p.m. in Council chambers in Stow City Hall, 3760 Darrow Road. That meeting will be followed by meetings of the planning committee, the roads and safety committee and the efficiency committee.
The finance committee of Stow City Council will meet at 6:45 p.m. March 11 in Council chambers, followed by a City Council meeting at 7 p.m.
Stow Charter Review Commission will meet March 11 at 7 p.m. in the boards and commissions room at city hall.