Walters highlights upcoming projects, investments into city
CUYAHOGA FALLS — Mayor Don Walters celebrated his hometown during his state of the city address April 16 at the Natatorium.
The theme of his speech, Walters said, was to highlight and describe the many pieces that make up the City of Cuyahoga Falls — like a “complex interlocking puzzle” made up of 400 city employees who perform a multitude of tasks. From the Electric Department to the Sanitation, Streets and Parks departments, each puzzle piece is vital to the health and safety of its residents, he said.
The mayor stated Cuyahoga Falls finished 2025 with “an extremely healthy General Fund carryover — or rainy day fund — of $21 million,” which allows the city to move forward with critical infrastructure projects like the RiverLoop project and reconstruction of South Front Street. The RiverLoop project will include rebuilding the lower boardwalk downtown and adding a new upper “river loop” that will connect with Front Street at Broad Boulevard and Oakwood Drive. It will offer vistas and points of interest, and be able to accommodate pedestrians, strollers, wheelchairs, bicycles and surreys. The $7.1 million project is expected to be completed this fall. Renderings, along with a conceptual video are available at cityofcf.com/riverloop. South Front Street will see new sidewalks and bicycle lanes, additional parking and electric vehicle charging stations, as well as a bicycle-themed “Pedal Park.”…