The
City of Norton,
with a
current population of 11,523 residents
(census 2000)
became
a Township in the year 1818,
incorporated as a Village in 1961,
became a
Charter Village on November 6, 1962 and
was proclaimed a City on January 11,
1969.
Click here
to view a current Map of Norton (.pdf)
-Directions
to the Norton Administration Building
Norton's County and State Representatives are as follows:
Tim Crawford - Summit County Councilman
Congresswoman
Betty Sutton - 13th Congressional
Senator Kevin Coughlin - 27th Senate
Representative Brian G. Williams - 41st House
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-See
MAP of Norton Voting Wards
-Where
is your
Polling location?
-Summit County Board of Elections
-election results
-Ohio
Municipal League
Our Health District is:
Summit County Health District
FREE RADON TEST KITS provided by the Summit County Health Department available at the Norton City Administration Building while supplies last
What's going on in Summit County?
a great source of information for entertainment
in the Summit County area!
The following is information for our new residents:
list of approved TRASH HAULERS
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RECYCLING INFO
Recycling
Center available to residents
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Local Recycling Solutions
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Recycle
your old telephone books
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Where
you can recycle old analog televisions
Public Utility Services
Natural Gas:
(to set up service)
Dominion East Ohio Gas
(800)
362-7557
GAS Aggregation Program
(Aggregate updated for year
2009/2010 season)
IGS
Energy
1-800-280-4474
>ask for the aggregated "City of Norton" program
of $6.83/Mcf
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Electric Service:
(to set up service) Ohio Edison (800) 633-4766
Electric Aggregation Program
First Energy @ 1-866-636-3749
>ask for the aggregated "City of Norton" program
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Water Service:
City of Barberton Utilities Dept. (330) 848-6720
576 West Park Avenue
Barberton, Ohio 44203
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Sanitary Sewer Services:
Summit County Department of Environmental Services
2525 State Road
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223
City of Barberton Wastewater Treatment Plant
(330) 926-2400
5087 S. Van Buren Avenue
Barberton, Ohio 44203
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Telephone Service:
Residential Customers 1-800-660-1000
Business
Customers 1-800-727-2273 or 1-800-660-3000
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Street Light Malfunctions
Street light outages can be reported directly to
Ohio Edison Co. at 1-800-633-4766.
OR
you may report the street light outage at this website:
First Energy Streetlight Outage Reporting website
MISCELLANEOUS INFO
-Summit County Sheriff's Registered Sex Offenders
Low Income Assistance
Housing Rehabilitation Assistance
Home Weatherization
Program
The City is proud to be able to provide residents with quality police, fire, and street services. The Police Department has 16 full-time and 5 part-time officers. Norton is part of the 9-1-1 system serving Summit County, which is staffed by Norton Dispatchers.
The Fire Department is composed of full-time and part-time fire personnel, who have completed EMT training courses. The City has ambulances, which are staffed by firefighters who are certified EMTA’s. The Norton Fire and EMS Services personnel respond to over 1,000 calls per year.
The Service Department maintains over 100 miles of roads within the City. During heavy snowfalls - not unheard of in northern Ohio - the crews are kept very busy plowing and salting the streets.
The City of Norton has a large, rentable Community Center, as well as ten beautiful public parks within its borders for residents to enjoy. The following seven parks are owned and maintained by the City: Columbia Woods Park, Frashure Park, Helmick Park, Holiday Heights Park, Loyal Oak Community Park, Williams Memorial Park and Williams Peace Park. McCafferty Park is a City of Barberton park located within Norton borders. Silver Creek Park, a Summit County Metropolitan park, is also located within the City. Lake Dorothy is a private park, but families are known to visit the Loyal Oak Lake Park for other summertime fun. The City also supports a summer recreation program that provides children with a wide assortment of activities. Organized youth sports of baseball, football / cheerleading, and soccer are highly active in the city. The following website, nortonyouthsports.com, started as a service to the community in January of 2007, is a great source for information on a variety of Norton Youth Sports Organizations.
Norton also enjoys the support of many Community Service clubs such as the Norton Kiwanis, the Norton Women's Club, the Lions Club, the Norton Historical Society, and various garden clubs. A VFW post, and Boy Scouts / Girl Scouts are also active within the City.
The Norton School system enjoys a highly rated academic report, as well as extremely supportive sport and band parental groups. The DARE program and Safety Town is actively supported within the Norton school system.
Norton residents rely on several newspaper sources such as the Akron Beacon Journal, the Barberton Herald, the West Side Leader and the The Post Newspaper.
Norton is popular not only for its quality of life, but for its easy accessibility to major cities via I-76, State Routes 21, 261 and 585, and U.S. Route 224. Click here for directions to the Norton Administration Building. Visitors may access the City center by exiting I-76 at Cleveland-Massillon Road, Exit 14 and heading south. At about 23 square miles of territory, the City offers a large expanse of land and a quiet rural environment. City of Norton Comprehensive Plan 2006 (LARGE .pdf file - long download)
One of the largest attended events in Norton is the annual Cider Festival in late September, sponsored by the Lions Club, the Kiwanis and other Service Organizations. Begun in 1988 by the Lions Club in the historic Loyal Oak area, it spread throughout the Loyal Oak neighborhood. Streets were closed during this special weekend to make room for the hundreds of visitors from neighboring communities. In 2008, the Festival's 20th year, the festival moved to Columbia Woods Park located at 4060 Columbia Woods Dr. The larger and idyllic park surroundings will accommodate the growing crowds, and will provide more room to expand and enhance the Festival for even more cider tasting and apple delicacies, games, rides, exhibits, contests, dancing, and of course the traditional gobbling up of the pancakes at the Boy Scout Troop 132's pancake breakfast.
