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How is Brunswick’s Form of Government Different than Medina’s or Strongsville’s?

from Brunswick 2023-24

from Brunswick 2023-24, page 5

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Brunswick has a council-manager form of government, while both Medina and Strongsville have a strong-mayor form of government.

• In a council-manager form of government, the council is the governing body of the city elected by the public, and the city manager is hired by council to carry out the policies it establishes.

• In Brunswick, the council consists of seven members. There are four (4) ward council members representing specific geographic areas and three (3) atlarge council members who represent the entire city.

• Our Mayor is recognized as the ceremonial head of Brunswick and presides at regularly scheduled council meetings. He also presides over Mayor’s Court. City Council meetings are generally held in the Council Chambers at Brunswick City Hall, 4095 Center Road on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7:30 pm.

These meetings are televised LIVE on cable channel 20. Meetings are also available online at bat.viebit.com

To view your council members or to contact a city official, see City government listings on page 35 or visit www.brunswick.oh.us/contact-the-city

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7 Continued from page 7 residents. The 13 square mile town is strategically located right on I-71, which provides convenient access for workplace commuters as well as businesses that rely on highway transportation, Falconi noted. “Brunswick is right in the middle of everything,” he said. “We are close to both Cleveland and Akron, and we’re a short drive to Cleveland Hopkins Airport. We are one of the few cities with industrial parks right next to an interstate highway. If you’re a business, obviously you want to be where the action is. Brunswick offers that strategic location with the advantage of having lower taxes than you have in most of Cuyahoga and Summit counties.”

Balancing out the city’s commercial zones, Brunswick also has about 350 acres of parkland, made up of 23 community and neighborhood parks. Notable among them is 75acre Brunswick Lake Park, which features a one-mile walking trail with two boardwalks encircling the lake. The trail provides easy walking access to the Susan Hambley Nature Center. “We have numerous parks that provide recreation whether you want to go to the playground at Neura Park or you want to walk around the trail at Brunswick Lake or visit the nature center,” Falconi said.

GETTING BACK TO NATURE:

Brunswick Lake Park offers a one-mile trail with two boardwalks (one, pictured above) and provides local residents the opportunity to walk, jog, ride bicycles, and enjoy the area. Nearby is the Susan Hambley Nature Center (right) where district naturalists operate the facility and provide many program opportunities throughout the year. For more info, visit www.medinacountyparks.com