There’s lots to love about Parma, but here are just a few of the things Mayor Tim DeGeeter loves about the city.
- The Mayor loves how passionate Parma’s residents are about their city—all 80,000 of them!
- He loves the city’s unique neighborhoods, such as Polish and Ukrainian village.
- The Mayor is very proud of the city’s new town center and how the Shoppes at Parma is attracting new business.
- The Mayor loves how Parma’s Byers Field is one of the largest stadiums in Northeast Ohio, second only to FirstEnergy (Browns Stadium) in Cleveland.
- He thinks it’s cool that Parma has a working farm (Sterns) in the middle of the suburb.
- The Watershed Center and the Metroparks
- He is very excited about the new splash pad coming to Anthony C. Zielinski Park (formerly Ridgewood Lake park) on Ridgewood Drive across from Parmatown Mall.
- He loves the city’s rich history.
- The Mayor enjoys going to Indians games and other events downtown since it’s a cheap Uber or Lyft ride from Parma to Cleveland.
- The Mayor loved seeing Parma named as an overlooked dream city.