GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
Location:  Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Nearest MajorCity: Cleveland, Ohio – 15 miles to Downtown
Major Highways:  I-80/90, I-77, I-71, SR 82, SR 42, and SR 237

POPULATION INFORMATION
City:  43,858 (2000)
County:  1,393,845 (2000)

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
Government type: Mayor/Council-City Charter
Police:  76 Police and 20 School Guards
Fire:  69 Firefighters – 64 paramedic qualified
Fire Insurance Rating:  4

UTILITIES AND SERVICE DATA
Electric Supplier: The Illuminating Company
Gas Supplier:  Columbia Gas Company
Water Supplier:  City of Cleveland
Sanitary Sewerage Treatment: Regional Sewer District and City of Strongsville
Treatment Type:  Secondary, Tertiary
Treatment Capacity:  200 MGD
Average Daily Flow:  100 MGD
Max. Daily Flow:  120 MGD

COMMUNICATIONS
Local Telephone Service by:  Ameritech
Long Distance Service by:  AT&T and Others
Fiber Optics Capability: YES

TAXES
Local Income Tax:  2%
Local Sales/Use Tax: 2.25%                                                                 
State Sales/Use Tax:  5.5%
Real Property Tax:  1.78% of market value  

TAX INCENTIVES
CRA and Limited Enterprise Zone

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
Truck Lines:  All Major
Major Airports:  ClevelandHopkins International– five miles
Railroads: CSX
Bus Service: RTA, Greyhound, and Brunswick
Nearest WaterPort: Cleveland, Ohio
Parcel Service:  All Major 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Banks:  19
Savings and Loans:  3 

RELIGIOUS FACILITIES
Protestant:  13
Catholic:  3

CIVIC & SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Strongsville Chamber of Commerce
Rotary International
Lions Club
City Club of Strongsville
Kiwanis International
Women’s League
Strongsville Historical Society
Jay Cees of America
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Veterans of Foreign Wars

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