Before the world hit peak “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” hours, local government officials were deep in meeting mode. Here are some things Documenters covered for this week’s episode: Cuyahoga County loans $1.7 million to a Meijer grocery store project, Cleveland City Council discusses a half-billion-dollar internet infrastructure proposal, and security workers at a county building’s desire to unionize. 

Listen to this week’s Public Meetings Report here:

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:

  • Kellie Morris
  • Michaylah Burch 
  • Carolyn Cooper, and
  • Emma Sedlak.

Their work has been compiled this week by Cleveland Documenters’ Doug-Breehl-Pitorak and Anastazia Vanisko. The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell.

Learn how to become a Cleveland Documenter ⁠here⁠. The next Cleveland Documenters orientation is Thursday, September 21, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Show notes:

Signal Cleveland meeting briefs:

Reporting: 

Legislation:

Recordings: 

Other Info: 

The Public Meetings Report is a weekly audio rundown of what happened in local government meetings here in Greater Cleveland – in five minutes or less! The show is based on the work of Cleveland Documenters – residents like you who are trained and paid to document these meetings for the public. Produced by Signal Cleveland, Cleveland Documenters and WOVU 95.9 FM. 

Audio Producer (she/her)
I create audio stories meant to engage and inform people in a way that pushes beyond media stereotypes. I aim to build trust between local media and the community, striving to teach people “how” to think about life in Cleveland, not “what” to think.

Cleveland Documenters pays and trains people to cover public meetings where government officials discuss important issues and decide how to spend taxpayer money.

Documenters Program Director (he/they)
I steward the Documenters community. That includes holding and maintaining space to raise up Documenters work and questions. It also includes creating easy on-ramps to civic life and deeper civic participation via the exchange of civic information, knowledge and skills.