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Munroe Falls, A Great Place to Call Home E-mail

Located in the heart of northeast Ohio, Munroe Falls offers affordable, upscale housing in great neighborhoods that promote family and community values.

Excellent schools and outstanding services abound while still maintaining a small town atmosphere of ice cream socials and a Farmers’ Market in Guise Park during the summer. The community boasts outstanding protection and services provided by the men and women of the Police, Fire, EMS and Service Departments allowing Munroe Falls to be one of the safest communities in the area.

Guise Park offers a playground with jungle gym and swing set, refurbished tennis and basketball courts, in addition to the Lodge that can be rented for parties and meetings. Brust Park, situated next to the Cuyahoga River has a new amphitheater and access to the Metro Parks Hike and Bike Trail.

Although Munroe Falls is primarily a “bedroom community” of 5300 residents, it is also home to many fine businesses and industries.

Whether your interests are finding a location for your business, or a great place to raise a family.

Visit Munroe Falls

You may stay a lifetime.

 
 
City of Munroe Falls
43 Munroe Falls Ave
Munroe Falls, OH 44262

Phone: (330) 688-7491
Fax: (330) 688-3720

City Hall administrative office hours are:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Police Department:
For Emergency Calls:  911
Police Dispatch: (330) 688-3555

Mayors Court and Chief of Police Office Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Phone:  (330) 688-7494
Fax:  (330) 686-3601
 

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Flood.jpgFISCAL OFFICER TO OFFER REAL ESTATE TAX RELIEF TO MAY STORM VICTIMS

Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise CPA, CFE has announced that real estate tax relief will be available to property owners who have sustained damage in the wake of the recent storm. Fiscal Officer Scalise’s office is taking the necessary steps to provide property owners the ability to file an Application for Valuation Deduction for Destroyed or Damaged Property (Form DTE 26), pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §319.38.

Visit FiscalOffice.summitoh.net and click on the link titled “Damaged Property” listed in the “Real Estate and Appraisal” column.  Mail the completed form to the Fiscal Office at 175 S. Main Street, Room 304, Akron OH 44308. If you do not have access to a computer, you may call 330-643-2704 to request a form in the mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING CLEANUP, PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES.

Mold- FEMA:  
www.fema.gov/pdf/rebuild/recover/fema_mold_brochure_english.pdf

 Flooded home cleanup - Red Cross:
www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m4540081_repairingFloodedHome.pdf

 Health Department website: 
www.scphoh.org/main.html
Temp phone number 330-375-2772



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The City has announced a new emergency notification program that will send a text message to your email account or mobile phone to inform you of an emergency. There is no cost for this service—to the City or its citizens. Visit www.Nixle.com to sign up.

Read the City press release for more detailed information.




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• Munroe Falls electric aggregation program continues to offer savings.  Get the details in the Latest News section.



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• Munroe Falls has signed a gas aggregation agreement that can save you money on your gas bills. Get all the details in the Latest News





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• Download the latest Water Quality Report




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• Check out the Local Assets page to see the many activities and opportunities in north central Ohio, all of which are a short drive away. 
 
 
 
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• We welcome visitors to play this short video presentation showing the beauty of the Cuyahoga River Valley. (Flash player and high speed connection required.)



Vital Statistics
Munroe Falls is located at latitude 41.14 and longitude -81.44 at an elevation of 1,030 feet. Located in Ohio's Summit County in the United States, it is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5) and observes daylight savings time.

Munroe Falls has a population of 5,012 with 2,189 housing units; a land area of 2.74 sq. miles; a water area of 0.09 sq. miles; and a population density of 1,829.20 people per sq. mile (Census 2010).

The city shares a school system with neighboring Stow, Ohio; the system is comprised of six elementary schools, one intermediate, one middle, and one high school.


History
In 1817 a log dam was built in the Cuyahoga River to power a saw and grist mill. This power source attracted small industries to what was then referred to as the town of Florence.  In 1836 the Munroe Brothers of Boston purchased 200 acres of land in Florence, started the Munroe Falls Manufacturing Company, and renamed Florence, Munroe Falls. 

Completed in 1841, the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal created great prosperity for the region. The grist mill was converted to manufacture paper, and was purchased by the Cleveland Paper Company in 1866. The mill property is currently owned by Sonoco products, a valued member of the community to this day.

In 2006, in an effort to improve flow and aeration of the Cuyahoga River, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) removed the dam that created the city's namesake falls, accompanied by landscaping and beautification of the river banks. A lighted observation deck now marks the former dam site, and a small amphitheater has been added to the hillside, constructed of large hewn stones salvaged from the dam.

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The new observation point and amphitheater.