Meeting with the Mayor: Thomas Perciak

Meeting with the Mayor: Thomas Perciak

Community Focus MayorWhat makes the city of Strongsville so uniquely appealing?

Strongsville is a thriving community with a growing residential population, diverse business base and first-class safety forces.

The most important service any community offers is safety, and the city of Strongsville is dedicated to providing a safe environment for both residents and visitors alike.

Over 50 percent of Strongsville’s general fund is dedicated to police and fire, equipping Strongsville’s safety forces with the best technology available. Within safe cities, the sense of community thrives.

Strongsville is home to the largest Rotary Club in Northeast Ohio, as well as a chamber of commerce of more than 600 members. Area churches and groups like the Strongsville City Club, Education Foundation and Kiwanis all provide valuable service to the residents of Strongsville.

Through these civic organizations and generous donations from the area’s business community, thousands of families enjoy annual events such as the Strongsville Rib Burn-off, the Rotary Kids Fest and Duck Race, Fourth of July fireworks, homecoming, the historical society’s Harvest Festival, Strongsville Winter Wonderland Celebration and much more.

Why should families visit the area?

Strongsville is a great destination for families. The city is home to over 2,170 acres of the Cleveland Metroparks.

Area residents can hike, fish, picnic or enjoy Metropark facilities such as the Chalet or Bonnie Park.

The city also maintains over 500 acres of recreational fields, playgrounds and city parks. The Strongsville Recreation Center is a 150,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility with an indoor aquatic center, basketball courts, game area and event center.

Strongsville is also home to the educational Historical Village and is a large shopping center in Ohio, headlined by SouthPark Mall.

Are there any plans to grow or expand areas of the city?

The city of Strongsville is focused on smart growth that continues to expand the community’s tax base while maintaining green space and a sense of community. Strongsville is home to four successful business parks that provide employment opportunities for residents across Northeast Ohio and supplement city revenues used to maintain Strongsville’s first-class safety forces.

Business attraction efforts from our economic development department are focused on the further expansion of our business parks.

How does economic development and growth happen in the city of Strongsville?

The city of Strongsville takes a proactive approach to business retention, expansion and attraction. The city has been a model in business retention and expansion surveys through our partnership with The Ohio State University.

In addition, the city maintains quarterly business network breakfasts, an annual business expo and is currently developing an official city of Strongsville smartphone app. This is all intended to support our business community and promote economic development.

The city of Strongsville is financially stable. It is one of only 16 Ohio communities and one of only 170 communities across the U.S. to maintain an Aaa Moody’s Bond rating.

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