🌱Special Planning Commission Meeting Set + Safer Driving Needed!

Good morning, friends! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Avon-Avon Lake Daily. Keep reading for the most important things happening around town.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and pleasant. High: 72 Low: 60.

Here are the top four stories today in Avon-Avon Lake:

1. With the high risk of rip currents high this weekend in the area, here is some good advice from the National Weather Service (NWS) on how to survive if you get caught in a rip current. The first thing is to relax! According to NWS, "rip currents don't pull you under. A rip current is a natural treadmill that travels an average speed of one to two feet per second, but has been measured as fast as eight feet per second, which is faster than an Olympic swimmer. Trying to swim against a rip current will only use up your energy — energy you need to survive and escape the rip current. Do NOT try to swim directly into to shore. Swim along the shoreline until you escape the current's pull. When free from the pull of the current, swim at an angle away from the current toward shore. If you feel you can't reach shore, relax, face the shore, and call or wave for help. Remember: If in doubt, don't go out!" (City of Avon Lake, OH via Facebook)
2. Drivers beware! According to Clevland 19, "results from a new review by the Lorain County Traffic Fatality Review Committee, showed that 10 people died in crashes from January 2 to May 2. This paints a concerning picture for area drivers. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, that’s the same amount of fatal crashes in the same time period as 2021, and fatalities are currently on track to meet last year’s numbers."(Cleveland 19)
3. An Avon dad celebrates Cleveland, counting and colors with new children's book. (WKYC.com)
4. There will be a special meeting of the Planning Commission on June 20 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. One item on the agenda includes the request of Kopf Construction Corp, 420 Avon Belden Road, Avon Lake for recommendation of approval to City Council the Improvement Plans for Phase No. 1 the Port Side Subdivision. The project is located on the south side of Walker Road between Lear Road and South Port Drive in an R1A Single Family Residential PUD Zoning District. (Avon Lake)

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