COMMUNITY FACILITIES
AND SERVICES
Community facilities include those buildings and open spaces which provide educational, recreational, and municipal
services to the community.
PARKS & RECREATION
Perry Township has approximately 409 acres of land devoted to parks and recreation of which the Township owns approximately
54 acres. Perry Township owns and maintains Perry Township Park and the 4-acre Call Road Pond. The Township recently
purchased Camp Roosevelt which increased the size of Perry Township Park to approximately 50 acres. Perry Township
Park contains a picnic shelter, ball fields, and tennis courts. The parks are aimed at providing passive recreational
activities and gathering places within the community.
Lake Metroparks owns and operates Mason's Landing Park. This park includes a total of 92 acres of land in Perry
Township and 41 acres of land in Leroy Township, providing trails, picnic areas and shelters, handicapped access
restrooms and fishing, mainly geared at passive recreational activities. Lake Metroparks also operates Red Mill
Valley including Daykin Swamp which is located south of North Ridge Road and west of Call Road along Red Mill Run.
Blair Road Park, Indian Point, and Lakeshore Reservation located in North Perry Village on Lake Erie are owned
by Lake Metroparks. The 62-acre Blair Road Park is located on the Grand River off Blair Road and a 6-acre portion
of Indian Point is located in Perry Township with the majority of the park just across the Grand River in Leroy
Township.
The Lake County YMCA also has a facility located in Perry Township. The 177-acre YMCA Outdoor Family Center includes
racquetball courts, lighted basketball courts, lighted tennis courts, cross country skiing trails, hiking trails,
soccer and baseball fields, sledding hills, and a pavilion.
Perry High School contains a fitness center that includes an indoor swimming pool, racquetball courts, and weight
training and aerobics rooms. While it is located within Perry Village, these facilities are available to Township
residents.
SAFETY SERVICES
There are 27 full-time employees and 1 part-time employee in the Perry Township Joint Fire District. There are
currently two fire stations located on Center Road and South Ridge Road that house the Township's modern fire fighting
equipment. The Perry Township Joint Fire District serves Perry Township, Perry Village and North Perry Village.
The Perry Township Joint Fire District utilizes Lake Hospital System at LakeEast, which also provides emergency
medical services.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department provides police protection for Perry Township.
SCHOOLS
Perry Township, Perry Village, and North Perry Village are served by one school system, the Perry Local School
District. The school district includes elementary, middle, and high school, all located at the Education Complex
which opened in 1993 with the high school.
The new schools include state-of-the-art technology, low student-to-teacher ratios, and excellent athletic facilities
and is expected to act as a draw for attracting new students to the Perry area. Ohio Law calls for each school
district to receive a performance accountability rating based on 27 performance standards. These 27 standards are
minimum performance goals for public education in Ohio. Results are reviewed yearly and given in the District Report
Card produced by the Ohio Department of Education. The Perry Local School District met 24 of the 27 state standards
many times, greatly exceeding the minimum standards set. The Perry Local School District also has high annual spending
per pupil at a level of $13,692 in 2000 as compared to similar districts at $7,813 and the state average of $7,057.
The Perry Education Complex is one of the focal points for the Perry area. This facility is something the members
of the local community can and do take pride in.
LIBRARY
Perry Public Library is financially supported by property taxes from Perry Township, Perry Village, and North Perry
Village. The Library is a member of the Cleveland Public Library's CLEVNET system and has direct access to the
resources of almost 30 area libraries within Northeast Ohio through online catalog.
In 2000, the library served 8,184 patrons, for a total circulation of 169,067. The collection holds 51,339 books
and 10,760 audiovisual items, with 5,608 items added during the year. Perry Public Library offers many services
to its patrons, including free Internet access, free computer classes and special programs for children and adults.
Additionally, new titles of DVD, VHS, Cds, and CD ROM are added every month.
OTHER TOWNSHIP SERVICES
Perry Township's roads are maintained by the Perry Township Roads Department, which is responsible for repairing,
striping, snow removal and ditch cleaning.
The Parks Department maintains the Township's parks. The Cemetery Department is responsible for maintenance of
the Perry Township Cemetery.