Public Meetings Report for the week of May 20, 2024

😎Now that Memorial Day has come and gone, summer is unofficially here! Cleveland City Council just wrapped up its Community Development Block Grant hearings, and is about to take their 14 week summer break from regular meetings. Cleveland Documenters, on the other hand, won’t be taking any breaks. 

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland Documenters got an update on the new Primate Forest coming to the Metroparks Zoo, and the end of the Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park. Plus, the Cleveland Landmarks Commission discusses a new window policy for residents in the city’s historic districts. Learn more in about five minutes this week’s episode. 👇🏿🎧📻

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:

  • Regina Samuels
  • Lena Anglin
  • Nick Ventura

Their work has been compiled this week by Anastasia Vanisko and Dakotah Kennedy. The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell.

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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 and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM “Our Voices United,” a Burten, Bell, Carr community radio station.

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