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A photo of Cuyahoga County Council Member Sunny Simon as they take issue with the county’s process for tweaking a loan agreement at the July 17 2023 Cuyahoga County Council Economic Development & Planning Committee meeting.
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Cuyahoga County Council tweaks loan agreement for grocery store in Fairfax

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak July 25, 2023October 18, 2024
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Cleveland zoning board welcomes new member

Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment EditorCleveland Documenters by Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Cleveland Documenters July 24, 2023October 18, 2024
A photo of Bill Fenton of Always Underground Inc. presenting a citywide internet infrastructure proposal. at the July 18, 2023 Cleveland City Council Utilities Committee meeting.
Posted inDocumenters, Government

Cleveland City Council discusses $500 million internet infrastructure proposal

Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment EditorCleveland Documenters by Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Cleveland Documenters July 24, 2023October 18, 2024
A photo of Camilo Villa speaking about challenges facing security workers at a county building. He represented the Service Employees International Union at the July 18, 2023 Cuyahoga County Council meeting.
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Cuyahoga County security workers being deterred from unionizing, rep says

Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment EditorCleveland Documenters by Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Cleveland Documenters July 24, 2023October 18, 2024
A red and black lawn mower sits in a yard.
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Cleveland helps seniors with lawn care: How the program works

Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment EditorCleveland Documenters by Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Cleveland Documenters July 21, 2023October 19, 2024
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Cleveland City Council talks paid parental leave, street patios

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak July 17, 2023October 18, 2024
A house on Cleveland's West Side.
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Commission OKs home for pregnant people experiencing homelessness

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak July 17, 2023October 18, 2024
A map shows the Cuyahoga County tree canopy in 2019.
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Cleveland Tree Coalition eyes 30% tree canopy by 2040

Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment EditorCleveland Documenters by Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Cleveland Documenters July 17, 2023October 18, 2024
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CMSD board member concerned about student safety on GCRTA

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak June 27, 2023November 13, 2024
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Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals down to just three members

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak June 26, 2023October 18, 2024

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