Quarterly Income Tax Payments

On behalf of the City of Rocky River, the Regional Income Tax Agency or RITA, will process and mail the quarterly individual billing statements for city income taxes.  Look for the billing statements in your mail beginning early December.

Both state law and the City of Rocky River tax code, in most situations, require quarterly estimated income tax payments if the annual amount is at least $200.    Required estimated payments are subject to penalty and late fees if not paid within 30 days of the due date.

Through the RITA website https://www.ritaohio.com, you may: 

• Make a payment;

• Confirm payments, amount(s) due and credits; 

• Review payment history;

• Adjust the amount due. 

At https://www.ritaohio.com/, use the FastPay link to make a payment without creating an account or log into MyAccount to make a payment.

 Do you have questions on estimated local income taxes? 

Visit  https://www.ritaohio.com/Individuals/Home/Estimates to learn more.

The City income tax provides resources to support personnel to provide fire protection, emergency medical service, police protection, recreational facilities and programs, senior resident facilities and programs, refuse collection, the Municipal Court, among others.  Thank you!

Your City Hall contact for municipal income taxes is Michael A. Thomas, CPA, Director of Finance and Tax Administrator at mthomas@rrcity.com.

December 1st Sewer Billing

The City recently mailed the quarterly sanitary sewer bills dated December 1, 2024 to Rocky River property owners.  Please watch for the arrival in your mailbox.

This is an estimated sanitary sewer bill for the period September 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024, the 3rd quarter of the billing year.  Your bill is generally based on one quarter of the past year’s water consumption.  Please be aware, there is a minimum charge of 1 (one) MCF per quarter (or $38.00).  The City’s sewer rate is $38.00 per MCF (thousand cubic feet) billed at 1/10 of an MCF of water used. 

 This sanitary sewer bill is due on December 31.  Thank you!

 The sanitary sewer billing schedule is as follows:

  For questions concerning sewer billing, please contact Kimberly Waltz, Sewer Charge Administrator or Michael A. Thomas, CPA, Director of Finance (440) 331 – 0600.   Or email to sewerbilling@rrcity.com.

LEAF COLLECTION - 2024

WHERE ARE WE NOW:

December 16th - Leaf Collection Update

Our final week for bulk leaf collection is December 16th-20th. Please have all leaves to the tree lawn by December 16th. We will make AT LEAST one pass through the entire community this week. Beginning December 23rd, leaves must be placed in yard waste bags for collection and will be picked up on your typical refuse day.

November 12th - Leaf Collection Update

Our crews will be working primarily in the area south of Center Ridge Road off of Spencer. We will be finishing up some of the dead end streets south of Center Ridge off of Wooster today as well.

We will be collecting leaves on the north side of Sunnyhill this morning for those with newly planted tree lines. We will be back tomorrow for the south side of the street. If you are on the north side, but do not have your leaves out for collection today please have them out by the end of day for early collection tomorrow.

Friendly reminder to please keep pumpkins, brush, and other items out of the leaf piles. Please make sure to not block leaf piles with vehicles and communicate this information to your contractors.

Thank you for your consideration and patience during our leaf collection season.

City of Rocky River bulk leaf collection will commence on Monday, November 4, 2024.  Until that time, please bag leaves in yard waste bags for collection.

A friendly reminder as we progress through leaf collection season...

Leaf collection is our top priority at this time of the year, and we will continue to make every effort to keep our City looking beautiful.

During the annual Fall Leaf Collection, our Service Department and the leaf removal trucks work diligently to make one pass throughout the entire City each week, but this is not always possible. Occasional delays occur due to weather, equipment, or heavy leaf volume. Leaf collection may not coincide with the date of your refuse collection. If you wish to keep track of our daily progress, please follow the Rocky River Service Department on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rockyriverservice

You can assist our crews in efficient leaf collection by raking leaves to the tree lawn and having piles easily accessible. Leaves should not be placed in the street because they can block sewers and create traffic hazards. Additionally, we request that cars do not block the City’s access to leaves on the tree lawn. It is important to let contractors and other visitors know that they cannot park in the street during leaf collection season. Even parking some distance away from piles may prevent the leaf trucks’ accessibility to pick up the leaves. If leaf piles are blocked, they may not be picked up until the following week.

Please put yard waste such as brush, garden items, and grass clippings in a brown bag for pickup on your regular refuse collection day. These items should not be included with your leaves, as they may cause blockages in our leaf collection equipment.

Thank you for your cooperation through our leaf collection season!

City of Rocky River Construction Update 9-4-2024

2024 Street Repair Program – Phase I

RMH Concrete & Foundations, Inc. continues reconstruction on Sunnyhill Dr with expected completion in mid-October.  So far the contractor has replaced 20 catch basins, installed 495 linear feet of 12 “ storm sewer,  and replaced approximately 1580 square yards of concrete pavement (out of 6434 square yards).  Soil stabilization and underdrain installation is underway on the north side of Sunnyhill moving from east to west.  Both lanes of concrete replacement between Spencer Rd. and Thomson Circle are complete.  Thompson Circle and Sunnyhill (east of Thompson Circle) are accessible via Spencer Rd.  The remainder of access to West River Estates shall continue to be from Beverly Hills Drive.  Drivers must turn right at the stop sign.  Please exercise caution when driving through the construction zone.

 Kensington Road Improvement Project

Fabrizi Trucking and Paving continues the sewer/water/pavement rehabilitation project on Kensington Road, between Lake Road and Beach Cliff Blvd.  Work is expected to last through May, 2025.  Posted construction traffic continues to be one way from Lake Road to Beach Cliff Blvd.  All water line work including main and service connections have been completed,  including the installation of 774 linear feet of 8” water main and 22 service connections.  The contractor has started the installation of the 8” sanitary sewer main.  Sewer work will continue through the winter.  Please use caution around the work zone.

 2024 Asphalt Recycling Program

Asphalt resurfacing on Inglewood and Dorothy is complete.  The alley between Struhar and Wooster was not completed as part of the asphalt recycling program, but it will be resurfaced using typical milling and asphalt overlay on September 5th.  Mercedes between Linden and Idlewild was resurfaced as part of this project in lieu of the alley.

 2024 Street Repair Program – Phase II

Phase II of the 2024 Street Repair Program will include Mark Ave. and Bonnie Bank Blvd.  This project consists of curb ramp upgrades, casting adjustments, curb and apron installation, and asphalt resurfacing.  Work is expected to commence approximately September 16th.

 Linden/City Hall Multimodal Paths

The resurfacing and widening of the asphalt paths at Linden Park and the City Hall campus are complete.  Our Service Department team is currently working on adding a shoulder to the asphalt paths with packed limestone screenings.  Please enjoy the new Storybook Trail at Linden Park provided in part from a grant by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and a local Eagle Scout.

Wooster Gas Main Installation Project

Enbridge’s (Dominion) contractor is continuing work on the gas main installation project for Riverwood Ave (Lakeview Ave to Wooster Rd) and Wooster Rd (Riverwood Ave to Detroit Rd).   All gas line installation work on Riverwood is complete.  The contractor is approaching the intersection of Wooster and Detroit with their gas line work.  Gas main installation is expected to be completed this week.  Pavement restoration has commenced on Riverwood and will continue north on Wooster.  Enbridge will be resurfacing the entire eastbound lane of Riverwood and the southbound lane of Wooster as part of the restoration. The total project is expected to be complete by the end of October.  The contractor will continue to maintain one lane of traffic in either direction with occasional flagging of traffic required.

 Westway Drive Closure

ODOT's contractor has begun the scheduled repairs of the Westway Bridge over I-90. Westway Dr. is closed in both directions between Detroit Rd and Wagar Rd.  The Rocky River Traffic Division adjusted the timing of the Detroit/Wagar signals in hopes of mitigating some of the congestion due to the detour from the Westway bridge closure.  Please consider an alternate route during rush hour if possible.  The bridge is expected to reopen by September 9th.  We thank you for your patience.

 2024 Community Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program

Work is expected to commence between Hilliard Blvd. and Center Ridge Rd. on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024.  Property owners who were notified and chose to make repairs outside of the City’s sidewalk contract must have already completed any repairs.  If repairs were not made, and approved by the Building Department, the City will replace the non-compliant sections of sidewalk and property owners will be sent a statement of charges for these repairs.  Property owners will pay $12.49/sq. ft. for 4” sidewalk replacement and $15.49/sq. ft. of 6” sidewalk replacement (typically sidewalks crossing driveways).  If you have any further questions regarding this program, please contact the Office of Public Safety Service at 440-331-0600, or by e-mail at mfilipic@rrcity.com or ktaylor@rrcity.com.

 Bradstreet’s Landing Park

Restrooms are on schedule for construction in November/December of this year.  They will be constructed near the southwest corner of the parking lot(see rendering below).  The City has contracted with SmithGroup for the field work, design, and engineering for the rehabilitation of Spencer Creek. This rehabilitation will include interpretive aspects, seating, and additional walkways along Spencer Creek and throughout the Bradstreet’s Landing greenspace. Construction for Spencer Creek is scheduled for late summer of 2025.  Additional parking is under design for the south side of Lake Rd., as well as a road diet in front of the park, pedestrian crossings, and Rapid Rectangular Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) to cross Lake Rd.  These will be implemented in 2025-2026.

 Wooster/Shoreland Neighborhood Park 

The City is applying for funding from Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and Community Development Supplemental Grant (CDSG) funds administered by Cuyahoga County through the Department of Development for construction of the proposed park at the intersection of Wooster and Shoreland.  Construction is expected to begin in the summer of 2025.  Design work for the park is underway.  For further information or to provide comments, contact Kathryn Kerber, Director of Planning and Community Development, at 440-895-2598 or kkerber@rrcity.com.