The Official Newsletter of the Village of Cleves, OHIO-November 17-21, 2025

A Message from the Mayor About the Cleves Stormwater District

Cleves Stormwater District Update

In 2015, the Village of Cleves withdrew from the Hamilton County Stormwater District. From that time until 2024, our Village was technically in violation of Ohio EPA regulations that had previously been met through our membership.

Thanks to effective cooperation with the Ohio EPA and the guidance of our Village Engineer, Jennifer Vater, we were able to avoid penalties and move forward with renewed commitment to compliance.

Under our MS4 permit, Cleves is now responsible for implementing and funding best practices that reduce or eliminate pollution in our waterways. One of those practices will take place this week: street sweeping.

What Residents Need to Know

• Our Service Department will post No Parking signs in the downtown area and the Westgate subdivision.

• Please remove vehicles from the street on the posted days to allow sweeping crews to work effectively.

• Residents can help us meet EPA guidelines by not blowing grass clippings or leaves into the street. While some debris will inevitably fall, we must do our best to remove it before it clogs stormwater outflows.

Shared Responsibility

Cleves is not alone in this effort. Municipalities across Ohio, including the City of Marietta, share the same responsibility and costs of stormwater maintenance. A video from Marietta is included in this issue to highlight how communities across the state are working to protect water quality.

By working together, residents, staff, and partners, we can keep our waterways clean, meet state requirements, and preserve the health of our environment for future generations.

Special Announcement to Residents for Wednesday and Thursday

The Village of Cleves will be having our streets swept on Wednesday (11/19/2025) and Thursday (11/20/2025) if there are "No Parking" signs posted on your street, please obey the signs and remove your vehicles off the street so the street sweepers can do their job efficiently and effectively. If rain is predicted then the sweeping will be delayed until the next day.

Cleves Service Department Projects in the Village

The skate park has been removed, and the equipment donated by our village has been delivered to the Village of Addyston.

Today, Monday, our "Service Department" will clean up fallen leaves where there is a heavy accumulation. In the afternoon, we set up a flagging operation on East State to provide traffic control as the section that collapsed due to a water main break is repaired. That location is across from the Cleves Christian Church.

On Tuesday, the Service Department will post no parking signs in the Village in areas where street sweeping will take place on Wednesday. This is part of our Village's responsibility to meet reporting requirements to the Ohio EPA for our Cleves Stormwater District.

On Wednesday, we will post no-parking signs for street sweeping in the village areas that will be swept on Thursday.

Thursday- We will remove all no-parking signs for street sweeping.

Friday morning, we will service the trash receptacles, and in the afternoon, we will continue maintenance of village equipment.

Village Christmas lights and ornaments will be put up the week of November 24, 2025.

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