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First Richfield Joint Recreation District meeting report

July 11, 2014

The first meeting of the RJRD was amazing.  Ever sit through a really long, very 
boring meeting where nothing gets done?  This was the opposite.  

They POWERED through that heavy agenda, thanks in large part to serious 
preparations from the governments.  The Village just recently allocated $20,000 
to the RJRD to get them started. The village also offered to help with the 
organizational structure, including getting them a phone line and setting up district emails 
for the board members. The township administrative officer, Debbie Blusoe 
Rogers,  has agreed to provide secretarial services at least for now. 

  • They had a draft of the district bylaws ready to go. After some discussion and 
a few changes, they voted to adopt them

  • They have to select their final board member.Tthey decided to post a request 

for resumes over the weekend to give every.one one last chance. They will go over 
resumes on Monday and start interviewing. 

  • They hired a consultant for the wording of a levy 
  • Since our own Corey had done the research with the county board of elections, 
she reviewed the timeline for getting an issue on the November ballot.
  • The conservancy gave their report, which included an overview of GSNEO 
ownership, their purchase agreement, the variety of conservation easement 
options, and potential for grants. They also announced that WRLC will be 
contributing funds to hire strategists for the political campaign.  They have a 
company in mind ( Burges & Burges).  
  • FoCH reported on our role:  Corey explained our goals.  I explained that we 
are waiting for direction from the RJRD before re-launching a pledge campaign,
but we hope that our role will involve generating donation funds from outside 
of Richfield for the preservation of the historic structures, since that would be 
outside the conservancy's realm and something that the Richfield governments 
can't do.  

The mayor took pictures because it was a historic moment. One of the Village 
council (Roger Swan)  spoke about this being a noble effort to preserve 
something unique and good, and that it is bringing all these groups together -- 
especially the township and the village. 

lynn 

Projects

Kirby's Mill Restoration
Historic Home Stabilization
Native Species Restoration

Contact Us

Friends of Richfield Heritage Preserve
P.O. Box 194 
Richfield, OH 44286-0194
​(Our address change took place in October 2023.  Our former address is the home of our founder who is still very involved in Friends.  He will make sure that any mail sent to the old address will get to the right place!)  
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    • MillWrite News
    • Board of Directors
    • Bylaws
    • Board Portal
    • FoCH History
    • Partnership with RJRD
    • Incorporation
  • Get Involved
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    • Our Supporters 2025
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