Pledge Status
Complete
Pledge Date
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Program Year
2022
Achievement
2022
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Community Spotlight
Mayor Gallo's Monarch Pledge
Mayor Gallo's Monarch Pledge
Ordinance No. 2022-20
On June 27th, 2022 City Council unanimously passed the amendment to chapter 678.01 in the Parma Heights codified ordinances removing ironweed & milkweed from the noxious plant list, legalizing the planting of the native species in Parma Heights.
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Spring Hill Nursery
All plants for our demonstration gardens were donated by Spring Hill Nursery in the neighboring city of Seven Hills.
April 29, 2023 Mayors' Monarch Pledge Day
On April 29th, Mayor Marie Gallo proclaimed this day as Mayors' Monarch Day in Parma Heights at our annual Earth Day Celebration!
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Pearl Road Pollinator Article
Parma Heights planted a pollinator garden on Pearl Road. The Garden consists of 6 different types of native pollinator-friendly plants and welcomes people into the Greenbrier Recreation Complex!
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2023 Mayors' Monarch Pledge Word Search
Each year, we pass out a word search with our seed packets!
Action Items Committed for 2022
- Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)
- Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
- Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
- Remove milkweed from the list of noxious plants in city weed / landscaping ordinances (if applicable).
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Marie Gallo | 2026 | 3/23/2026 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Marie Gallo | 2025 | 2/10/2025 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Marie Gallo | 2024 | 3/22/2024 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Marie Gallo | 2023 | 2/3/2023 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Marie Gallo | 2022 | 4/30/2022 | Signatories | View Pledge |
